I took a close look at Lego's robotics offerings. There didn't use to be many options where I live; Lego was the main one. Had my kid go to a couple of robotics

I took a close look at Lego's robotics offerings. There didn't use to be many options where I live; Lego was the main one. Had my kid go to a couple of robotics camps based on Lego. They were good. But Lego price versus features was unattractive compared to alternatives that have recently become available. I ended up buying a kit that is similar in concept to Lego NXT and EV3 but more feature rich with more "real" programming choices and a lot cheaper. I kind of feel like Lego trades too much on their historical popularity and are falling behind in the educational robotics space.