Next-generation Lego robots
Updated Invention System makes programming easier
By Brian Bergstein
ASSOCIATED PRESS

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So the chance to make my own robot at home with the new version 2.0 of the Lego Mindstorms Robotics Invention System sounded awfully appealing.
Mindstorms, recommended for ages 12 and up, uses the familiar Lego interlocking plastic blocks that have entertained generations of children (and budding architects).
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