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Lego Mindstorm Research Paper

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The Lego Mindstorms series of kits contain software and hardware to create customizable, programmable robots. They include an intelligent brick computer that controls the system, a set of modular sensors and motors, and Lego parts from the Technic line to create the mechanical systems.

The hardware and software roots of the Mindstorms Robotics Invention System kit go back to the programmable brick created at the MIT Media Lab. This brick was programmed in Brick Logo. The first visual programming environment was called LEGOsheets,[1] since it was created by the University of Colorado in 1994 based on AgentSheets.

The original Mindstorms Robotics Invention System kit contained two motors, two touch sensors, and one light sensor. The NXT …show more content…

The version sold through LEGO Education is designed for a deeper level of learning or teaching that often happens in a classroom or school setting. The LEGO Education version comes with support called the Robot Educator. This includes 48 tutorials to walk the learner through the basics of coding to more sophisticated and complex concepts such as data logging. This resource to support the learner and/or educator are not included in the retail version of Mindstorm. It 's always a good idea to reach out to a LEGO Education consultant to inquire of other differences as there are several more. The retail version was designed for more of a home/toy use vs the educator model was designed to support deeper learning with extra resources and pieces to do so. This is why the LEGO Education Mindstorm contains more sensors and parts than the retail version.

Mindstorms is named after the book Mindstorms: Children, Computers, and Powerful Ideas by Seymour Papert.[5]

The latest system, called the Lego Mindstorms EV3, was released on September 1, 2014.

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1 Robotics Invention System
1.1 RCX
1.2 Programming languages
2 Lego camera
3 4.5V PC interface
4 Technic control center
5 Dacta Control Lab
6 Cybermaster
7 Codepilot
8 Scout
9 Micro Scout
10 Spybotics
11 Programming language
12 Lego Mindstorms NXT
13 Lego Mindstorms NXT Educational Version
14 Lego Mindstorms NXT 2.0
15 Lego Mindstorms EV3
16 Programming

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