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It looks very interesting. I just want to mention "Fishertechnik" as another alternative to Lego. Not sure how common it is in the US, but it seems to be avail

It looks very interesting. I just want to mention "Fishertechnik" as another alternative to Lego. Not sure how common it is in the US, but it seems to be available on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_0_10/191-8762533-9514645?url=search-alias%3Dtoys-and-games&field-keywords=fischertechnik&sprefix=fishertech%2Caps%2C652 http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_0_10/191-8762533-9514... As a kid I enjoyed it much more than Lego. It is more about gears and motors, and back then there were also specialized kits about electronics, pneumatics and robotics.

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Opps, just realized I misspelled it, it's called Fischertechnik, not Fishertechnik :-) Also as an additional point: one reason I liked it much more than Lego is that the system for connecting the pieces is much better. It doesn't fall apart (as Lego is prone to), so it's possible to make machinery that actually does stuff.