A lot has changed since 2006. Social networks rule. Smartphones are no longer a luxury for the geek elite. And every kid knows the word “app.” So maybe it’s only natural that each of these ideas ...

Lego, building on the success of last year’s Lego Boost robotics kit, has announced the Powered Up Platform, a collection of new motorized, programmable, and smartphone-compatible Lego and Duplo sets.

After watching several tantalizing videos of Mindstorms robots being powered by Android phones, it’ll bring you great delight to hear that you can create a similar ...

LEGO introduced its Mindstorms toy robots 15 years ago, starting a movement toward intelligent toys and instigating a large hobbyist community that was interested in the educational value of ...

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“For fifteen years, the MINDSTORMS community has been pushing the boundaries of LEGO robotics, challenging each other at events, participating in competitions and creating robots that do everything ...

LEGO builders that are looking for an easy way to control their creations using either a smartphone or tablet, may be interested in a new remote control system that supports both Android and iOS ...

Lego builders around the world that would like to remote control Lego projects they create, might be interested in a new smart brick called SBrick, that has a range of up to 100 m. The SBrick is ...

LEGO's got some sweet sets on the way, all part of a new sort of under-brand branding: Powered Up! You won't necessarily find a "Powered Up" or "Powered Up Platform" logo on every radical new set – ...

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 ...