Lego, the popular toy brick maker, graduated from simple plastic playthings in 1998 when it released its Mindstorms Robotics Invention System (RIS). Born of a collaboration between Lego and the ...

We got a look at the new Mindstorms NXT robotics kits from Lego. And a new sensor for the 2.0 version can, amazingly, detect the difference between colors. Cool. Robotics nuts can do amazing things ...

Although I received my Lego Mindstorms NXT kit in the mail early last week, it wasn’t until yesterday that I really had a chance to dig in, spending a whole day working through the included ...

Lego's Mindstorms have been a popular platform for teaching robotics. The new Mindstorm NXT takes this to the next level with a sophisticated NXT control module featuring a pair of built-in processors ...

Students, hobbyists and tech-savvy parents who use–or plan to use–the LEGO Mindstorms kits with the NXT computer module usually program the device through a graphical language such as a subset of ...

Lego plans to release as open source the microprocessor firmware of its programmable robot product line, Mindstorms NXT, the company said Monday. As part of its open-source efforts, the iconic toy ...

Most people who play with the LEGO Mindstorm NXT, especially the younger ones, never find a reason to go beyond the stock programming environment. However, LEGO has a good policy for groups who wish ...

is a reporter with five years of experience covering consumer tech releases, EU tech policy, online platforms, and mechanical keyboards. Lego’s Mindstorms Robot Inventor kit is a new set that lets ...

This LEGO synth made by [Rare Beasts] had us grinning from ear to ear. It combines elements from LEGO Mindstorms with regular blocks in order to make music with color. A different music sample is ...

Microsoft and Lego have today unveiled MakeCode for LEGO Mindstorm, a Windows-based educational system that allows students to build code and create using a visual programming system similar to ...