A lot has changed since 2006. Social networks rule. Smartphones are no longer a luxury for the geek elite. And every kid knows the word “app.” So maybe it’s only natural that each of these ideas ...

Lego, building on the success of last year’s Lego Boost robotics kit, has announced the Powered Up Platform, a collection of new motorized, programmable, and smartphone-compatible Lego and Duplo sets.

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Lego fans have come up with many ways to control their Mindstorm NXT robots, but most involved using wires. But if you own an Android phone, a new app could simplify things. The MINDroid app for ...

LEGO builders that are looking for an easy way to control their creations using either a smartphone or tablet, may be interested in a new remote control system that supports both Android and iOS ...

As LEGO has proven over the past several years, there's no limit to what this interchangeable interlocking brick system can do in the way of super simple buildings to extra-complex robots. They're ...

Lego builders around the world that would like to remote control Lego projects they create, might be interested in a new smart brick called SBrick, that has a range of up to 100 m. The SBrick is ...

LEGO's got some sweet sets on the way, all part of a new sort of under-brand branding: Powered Up! You won't necessarily find a "Powered Up" or "Powered Up Platform" logo on every radical new set – ...

Lego's Mindstorms kits were born into a world where the PC reigned supreme for control; the company is ushering in 2013 with an acknowledgment that its build-it-yourself toy is part of a much wider ...

Lego, the popular toy brick maker, graduated from simple plastic playthings in 1998 when it released its Mindstorms Robotics Invention System (RIS). Born of a collaboration between Lego and the ...