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June 15, 2020 03:50 pm

Legos new Mindstorms kit lets kids build their own walking, talking robots




The kit comes with instructions on how to build five robots. | Image: Lego

Lego’s Mindstorms Robot Inventor kit is a new set that lets kids build and design robots. You get 949 pieces as part of the kit, which includes a color sensor, distance sensor, four motors, and Lego’s Bluetooth-enabled “Intelligent Hub.” It’s designed as a way to teach children basic STEM skills, including programming, and it’s the first new entry in the Mindstorms lineup in seven years.


The kit comes with instructions for five robots. Blast looks like the most impressive of the bunch, and Brothers Brick notes that it uses every hub, motor, and sensor that comes with the kit. It’s able to sense its environment and fire darts, Lego says. There’s also Charlie, a smaller robot that’s more about dancing and giving out high-fives, and Tricky,...



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Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/15/21291596/lego-mindstorms-robot-inventor-kit-bluetooth-educational-programming-scratch-python

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