Lego Mindstorms NXT

Logo, with the word "mindstorms" on an orange background
Logo of Lego Mindstorms NXT
A small robot on a floor
"Golf bot", a robot built with the NXT set

Lego Mindstorms NXT is a programmable robotics kit released by Lego on August 2, 2006.[1][2][non-primary source needed] It replaced the Robotics Invention System, the first-generation Lego Mindstorms kit. The base kit ships in two versions: the retail version[3] and the education base set.[4] It comes with the NXT-G programming software or the optional LabVIEW for Lego Mindstorms.[5] A variety of unofficial languages exist, such as NXC, NBC, leJOS NXJ, and RobotC. A second-generation set, Lego Mindstorms NXT 2.0, was released on August 1, 2009, with a color sensor and other upgrades. The third-generation EV3 was released in September 2013.

  1. ^ "What's NXT? LEGO Group Unveils Lego Mindstorms NXT Robotics Toolset at Consumer Electronics Show" (Press release). Las Vegas, NV: The Lego Group. January 4, 2006. Archived from the original on July 8, 2009. Retrieved 2007-09-17.
  2. ^ "LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Robotics Toolset Now Widely Available" (Press release). New York, NY: The Lego Group. August 2, 2006. Archived from the original on September 11, 2006. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  3. ^ "8527Mindstorms NXT Kit". Mindstorms.lego.com. LEGO Group. Archived from the original on 2009-02-03. Retrieved 2008-12-26.
  4. ^ "Lego Mindstorms Education NXT Base Set". Education.lego.com. Archived from the original on 2011-12-10. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
  5. ^ "LEGO Education | Products > Middle School > NI LabVIEW for LEGO MINDSTORMS Software". Archived from the original on 2011-12-16. Retrieved 2011-11-16.