Which LEGO robot kits are best? Building LEGO toys has long been a favorite pastime for kids of all ages. Over the years, the LEGO brand has expanded to all kinds of different kits — from Adidas ...

I am a LEGO roboticist. A few weeks ago, we got the LEGO Mindstorms EV3 kit in the lab, and I've been spending my time honing my craft, building increasingly complicated robots, and programming them ...

Pancakes can give bacon a run for its money. [Photo: ‘Mexican Viking’ on Blogspot] You know what’s potentially on a par with–or even cooler than–Lego bricks? Pancakes. The fluffier, the better. (OK, ...

Revealed today was the new JIMU Robot BuilderBots Series: Overdrive Kit. It's a box of blocks and power pieces that exist to introduce kids to STEM learning. In the box is "over 400 parts" that can ...

The X-Series Actuator doesn’t look like much. Actually, if I’m being honest, it kind of looks like a red metal scotch tape dispenser with ribbed sides and a couple of ethernet ports. The product is ...

Anyone around in the early 1980s remembers the pop culture phenomenon that was the Rubik's Cube. Introduced in 1980, the mechanical puzzle quickly became a source of pride—and a landmark challenge for ...

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When Geoff Gray got a phone call at work from Lego recently, the longtime fan of the iconic plastic bricks did a little dance around his cubicle. Gray is one of 100 people Lego chose on Friday to be ...