![]() ![]() With a suggested retail price of $159.99 (USD), LEGO BOOST will be available in the second half of 2017. ![]() Unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, LEGO BOOST will be previewed to members of the global media at Digital Experience on January 4 and will be demonstrated to CES attendees as part of the Kids & Technology Marketplace from January 5-8, 2017 at the Sands Expo. Today () the LEGO Group announced LEGO ® BOOST, a supercharged building and coding set that lets children bring their LEGO creations to life by adding movement, sound and personality. What did LEGO reveal about LEGO BOOST in its latest press release?įollowing its unveiling at CES 2017 in January, LEGO published a press release describing how LEGO BOOST “empowers children to bring their LEGO Creations to life”:īuilding on the company’s history of merging digital programming and physical building, LEGO® BOOST will inspire a younger generation to build and code their way to limitless play. The AutoBuilder: an automated, 3D printer-like production line that really builds miniature LEGO models.Frankie the Cat: an interactive robotic pet that plays, purrs and expresses its mood. ![]() Guitar4000: a musical instrument with pitch bend and sound effects that allow you to create your own songs.(Multi-Tooled Rover 4): a robust, versatile rover vehicle with four different tool attachments including a spring-loaded shooter. Vernie the Robot: A moving, talking robot.Designed for children aged 7+ years old, the robotic kit includes over 840 LEGO® pieces, a LEGO Move Hub, Interactive Motor and a Colour & Distance Sensor that allows you to build five separate models: LEGO BOOST is an educational Creative Toolbox that combines LEGO’s iconic building system with advanced robotic technology that allows you to create five unique robotic models. But what exactly is it, when will it be released, and how much will cost? The Hut unveils what we know so far about LEGO BOOST. Build it, play with it, and then tear it down for EV3 parts.Īs for programming languages, using the new MakeCode site you can program the EV3 in a Scratch-like graphic language, Javascript, or Python without having to run anything new on the brick (although it does require a firmware update).Earlier this year at CES 2017, LEGO announced its latest creation, LEGO BOOST. You might even consider buying a large new Technic kit like a big crane or something. When I was building my collection I bought quite a few Technic kits advertised as having missing pieces, just for the parts. If you want to stock up on Technic pieces to expand what you can build, again I'd keep an eye on eBay. Also, Lego themselves actually have pretty good prices on EV3 motors and sensors on their shopping site (often better than eBay) although stock comes and goes. I've also picked up a few of the rechargeable batteries at fairly good prices. I would watch eBay for people selling used EV3 kits with missing smart bricks. You can buy everything needed to convert your 31313 to the educational set separately for far less than a new edu set will cost. If you have 31313 and two Boosts already, there's no need to buy another kit, and like many others, I think the new 51515 kit is a step down from the previous generation. Spike has only 6 ports, simpler display, official Python support. It has a lot of 3rd party sensors and actors and software tools. I think it sets somewhere in between EV3 and Boost.ĮV3 has 8 ports (4 motors, 4 sensors), LCD display, WiFi dongle (3rd party), both tablet and PC programming interface, can be daisy chained with other EV3 bricks. ![]() I'm yet to decide about 51515 Spike-based Mindstorms. Hopefully my youngest will stay with Lego robots a bit longer :) I plan to buy educational edition of EV3, before it gets discontinued, to try out some of the edu projects, which cannot be built with the retail set. The older kids played with it a few evenings, but now only my youngest (then 2, now 3.5) plays with it the most. There is an unofficial ev3dev firmware available you can run on EV3 brick (on a SD card) where you can run programs in many of the classic programming languages (e.g. They are not as much into Lego as I am, and like Minecraft more. She lost interest and my 3 years younger son never got one. We own a few books with EV3 projects, many of them yet to be built. We played a lot with it, she even did a science fair project with it. Years back I bought my daughter (then 7, now 13) a 31313 Mindstorms EV3. ![]()
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