Lego Mindstorms NXT Robotics Kit by Lego

Manufacturer: Lego

Stock number: 8527

Availability: Yes! Ready to ship to you.

Regular price: $249.99

Web Price:$249.95

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Product Description

Lego Mindstorms NXT is so much more than a toy, I'm not even sure where to begin. Maybe by saying that about half the kits we sell are to adults who want to use them for early prototype robotics projects. The other half go to parents of kids who absolutely need a project that lets them explore their creative nature around the infinite possibilities of electronics and robotics. it's a combination of Lego bricks and Windows or Mac software that is also a robotics and engineering training platform accessible to teens (12 is the recommended minimum age although I've seen very smart kids handle it younger than that and definitely younger kids can do it with parental help).

Popular for many years, Lego redesigned and re-released Mindstorms in 2007 as NXT, the next generation. The main part of the kit is the NXT, the computer controller brain of your Mindstorms Robotics Kit. It's about the size of an iPod and includes a loudspeaker, a monochrome LCD, and navigation keys. The Mindstorm NXT has three ports on top for connecting to the motors and four ports on the bottom for connecting to four different sensors: touch, light, sound, and ultrasonic. Although it sounds sophisticated, and it is, the kit is designed to walk beginners right through the process and get the started building their own robotics right away. It takes about 30 minutes to build your first robot if you follow the easy, illustrated instructions. Work through the included projects or start creating your own robots right away - the choice is yours! Includes:

• All-new NXT Intelligent Brick with 32-bit microprocessor, more memory and FLASH
• 3 Interactive Servo motors feature built-in rotation sensors to align speed for precise control
• New sound sensor reacts to sound commands, patterns and tones
• New ultrasonic visual sensor responds to movement
• Improved touch sensor reacts to touch and release
• Improved light sensor detects different colors and light intensities
• 519 specially selected LEGO TECHNIC elements for sturdy and durable building and improved functionality and movement
• 4 input ports, 3 output ports and 7 6-wire cords
• Matrix display
• Real sound speaker
• USB 2.0 and Bluetooth support
• Easy-to-use PC and Mac compatible interface
• Intuitive, icon-based drag-and-drop program "building" environment

System requirements:

Windows

• Intel® Pentium® processor or compatible, 800 MHz minimum
• Windows XP Professional or Home Edition with Service Pack 2
• 256MB of RAM minimum
• Up to 300MB of available hard-disk space
• XGA display (1024x768)
• 1 available USB port
• CD-ROM drive
• Compatible Bluetooth adapter (optional)*

Macintosh

• PowerPC® G3, G4, G5 processor, 600 MHz minimum
• Apple MacOS X v. 10.3.9 or 10.4
• 256MB of RAM minimum
• Up to 300MB of available hard-disk space
• XGA display (1024x768)
• 1 available USB port
• CD-ROM drive
• Compatible Bluetooth adapter (optional)*

Lego Mindstorms NXT Requires 6 AA Batteries, sold separately.