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>My only wish was that Lego would start selling 'engineering' sets Is this is what you want? http://www.legoeducation.us/eng/product/lego_mindstorms_education

>My only wish was that Lego would start selling 'engineering' sets Is this is what you want? http://www.legoeducation.us/eng/product/lego_mindstorms_education_resource_set/2214 http://www.legoeducation.us/eng/product/lego_mindstorms_educ... 817 Technic parts go get you going. It is marked "Lego Education." I ordered two sets using my .edu email address and no one complained.

introspekt 14y ago
After a quick browse I found this: http://www.legoeducation.us/eng/categories/products/university/tetrix http://www.legoeducation.us/eng/categories/products/universi... Certainly closer to real robotics, with servos, metal parts, etc.
- AlexDanger 14y ago
  Wow, how long has this been around? Does it use the standard LEGO attachment system or is it all nuts and bolts? Looks sort of like Meccano.
  - introspekt 14y ago
    It's actually produced by a Pitsco, Inc. Much like Meccano it's put together with nuts and bolts. There are parts called Hard Point connectors to interface with Lego. http://www.legoeducation.us/eng/product/tetrix_hard_point_connectors/1646 http://www.legoeducation.us/eng/product/tetrix_hard_point_co... Looks like a joint venture for educational purposes.
    - ja27 14y ago
      Tetrix with an NXT brick is the basis for FIRST Tech Challenge robots, if you want to see some examples of what high school age kids build with it. http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/ftc http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/ftc
    - groker 14y ago
      I've been looking at this system too. http://matrixrobotics.com http://matrixrobotics.com Interfaces perfectly with Lego and is more Lego like in the way you can build things. Their holes line up perfectly with Lego holes. Pretty cool.
tellarin 14y ago
I wish they had more details on this "design engineering" pack: http://www.legoeducation.us/eng/product/ev3_design_engineering_projects/2565 http://www.legoeducation.us/eng/product/ev3_design_engineeri... It seems pretty cool.

introspekt 14y ago

After a quick browse I found this: http://www.legoeducation.us/eng/categories/products/university/tetrix http://www.legoeducation.us/eng/categories/products/universi... Certainly closer to real robotics, with servos, metal parts, etc.

AlexDanger 14y ago
Wow, how long has this been around? Does it use the standard LEGO attachment system or is it all nuts and bolts? Looks sort of like Meccano.
- introspekt 14y ago
  It's actually produced by a Pitsco, Inc. Much like Meccano it's put together with nuts and bolts. There are parts called Hard Point connectors to interface with Lego. http://www.legoeducation.us/eng/product/tetrix_hard_point_connectors/1646 http://www.legoeducation.us/eng/product/tetrix_hard_point_co... Looks like a joint venture for educational purposes.
  - ja27 14y ago
    Tetrix with an NXT brick is the basis for FIRST Tech Challenge robots, if you want to see some examples of what high school age kids build with it. http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/ftc http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/ftc
  - groker 14y ago
    I've been looking at this system too. http://matrixrobotics.com http://matrixrobotics.com Interfaces perfectly with Lego and is more Lego like in the way you can build things. Their holes line up perfectly with Lego holes. Pretty cool.

tellarin 14y ago

I wish they had more details on this "design engineering" pack: http://www.legoeducation.us/eng/product/ev3_design_engineering_projects/2565 http://www.legoeducation.us/eng/product/ev3_design_engineeri... It seems pretty cool.