BUILDING BLOCKS: LEGO Education storms the "Block-stille" with the release of the third generation of the MINDSTORMS education platform, designed for students to build robots in 45 minutes. The ...

LEGO is one of the most popular building systems out there for geeks who like to tinker with robotics and DIY construction. The LEGO EV3 kit has a control system brain that allows the projects to be ...

What types of classes did you take when you were in middle school? Maybe you took math, science and English? You might be surprised with some of today’s classes. Educators have to prepare kids for ...

INDEPENDENCE, Ohio -- First-grade students at Independence Primary School took to this Lego challenge with relish. The task was part of their design technology class, in which they were asked to ...

LEGO builders that are lucky enough to own the new LEGO EV3 robotic building system, might be interested in the new upgrade for the processor that is used to control your LEGO creations in the form of ...

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It may have seemed like playtime, but for some Neosho students, a recent class project involving Legos wasn’t just about building cool stuff. It was about building character. A couple of weeks ago, ...

When Lego introduced the Mindstorms EV3 earlier this year, it bundled building instructions for five "hero" models, several of which can be seen in our CES hands-on. But that complex kit of sensors, ...

The EV3 has got more of everything: Instructions for 17 different robots, a faster processor, larger memory, better servo motors and touch sensors. And a bigger price tag too ($350). One of the ...

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