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Since 2008, LEGO has had a program titled “LEGO Ideas” where netizens can pitch sets, which, if they get enough votes, end up being made into real sets, with the idea creator getting a 1% royalty.
Logo of Lego Mindstorms NXT "Golf bot", a robot built with the NXT set. Lego Mindstorms NXT is a programmable robotics kit released by Lego on August 2, 2006. [1] [2] [non-primary source needed] It replaced the Robotics Invention System, the first-generation Lego Mindstorms kit.
The robotics part of the competition involves designing and programming Lego Education robots [4] to complete tasks. The students work out a solution to a problem related to the theme (changes every year) and then meet for regional, national and international tournaments to compete, share their knowledge, compare ideas, and display their robots.
LEGO Mindstorms EV3 (stylized: LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3) is the third and final generation of LEGO's Mindstorms robotics kit line. It is the successor to the second generation LEGO Mindstorms NXT kit. The "EV" designation refers to the "evolution" of the Mindstorms product line. "3" refers to the fact that it is the third generation of computer ...
The Lego Mindstorms product line was the first project of "Home Education", a division of Lego Education established by employee Tormod Askildsen in 1995. Askildsen, who had previously spent ten years working for Lego Education, had grown frustrated working with teaching professionals and wanted to create an improved educational experience that was delivered directly towards children.
Lego Creator (stylized as LEGO Creator) is a Lego theme for generic models. Creator sets have few specialized bricks to create buildings, creatures, vehicles, and robots. Some sets featured instructions for three different possible builds from the bricks included and most sets in recent years have used the 3-in-1 la
Lego Education (formerly known as Lego Dacta and stylized as LEGO education) is a Lego theme designed specifically for schools that concentrates sets that can be used by education institutions and includes sets that can focus on Duplo and Technic themes and contain larger amounts of blocks. [2] The theme was first introduced in 1999. [3]
Hardware: The controller, motors and sensors used to assemble robots must be from LEGO sets. The HiTechnic Colour Sensor is the only third-party element that can be added to this configuration. Only LEGO branded elements may be used to construct the remaining parts of the robot. Software: Any software and any firmware can be run on the controllers.