News has been percolating over the internet regarding the new LEGO Mindstorms NXT set, called NXT 2.0, due out this August. Kids have also gotten in on the action, participating in the FIRST LEGO ...

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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 ...

My inner 9-year-old is blown away, but my outer 35-year-old balks at the $349 price. It’s been a long time—probably 20 years, at least—since I sat down with a giant bunch of Lego bricks in front of me ...

Many tech-savvy kids can operate a smartphone before they can swim or make their own meals. If the folks behind Lego Mindstorms have their way, they'll be creating robots before doing those other ...