When Lego released the first Mindstorms kit in 1998, it may have thought it was just releasing a robotics kit for kids. Since then, though, the venerable Mindstorms and Mindstroms NXT kits have made their way into all sorts of creations. Mindstorms wheelchair? Check. A robotics competition league for kids based entirely around Mindstroms kits? Yep. It even made its way into serious scientific research.
Not content with all that, Lego announced Sunday night a new generation of Mindstorms kits that features more modern technology and added flexibility for your next DIY project.
The Lego Mindstorms EV3 platform replaces the Mindstorms NXT 2.0 line, which came out in 2009. Like previous Mindstorms kits, the EV3 line is based around what Lego calls a programmable brick that acts as the brains of your creations. The EV3 Intelligent brick, as it’s called, includes a number of new features, like an infrared sensor, new Linux-based firmware, a USB port, and an SD card slot.
The Lego Group
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