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I recently started playing mindstorm ev3 with my 5 year old. Although I have to help her a lot, she seems to be loving it. I didn't expose my kid to lego techn

I recently started playing mindstorm ev3 with my 5 year old. Although I have to help her a lot, she seems to be loving it. I didn't expose my kid to lego technics for the sake and benefit of STEM/robotics, but simply that I was so sick of playing with toddler toys day in and day out that I decided to buy something I would enjoy. I guess preempting fortnight is another benefit of starting early.

sergeykish 6y ago
I bought Lego Mindstorms EV3 while son was 3 years old - just playing, making mechanisms, winter time. He could create something by himself. The hard part was staying simple - waiting while I made even simplest robot was to exhaustive for both of us. He is 4 years now, stacking (lego classic) is simpler, I enjoy it too. But most complex models he built with Fischertechnik (free exploration). Universal 3 [1] is amazing set (with 40 models book) and connections are much sturdier, blocks bigger, more ways to connect. Building Lego Technic vehicle requires thinking ahead. Looks like the way forward is extending classic with studded beams (phased out in modern sets) or (from Technic side) building with Beam Frames (64179) [2]. [1] https://www.fischertechnik.de/en/products/playing/advanced/511931-universal-3 https://www.fischertechnik.de/en/products/playing/advanced/5... [2] https://rebrickable.com/parts/64179/technic-beam-5-x-7-open-center-thick/ https://rebrickable.com/parts/64179/technic-beam-5-x-7-open-...