LEGO® MINDSTORMS® NXT

Create the smartest, strongest and most advanced LEGO® robot ever, in as few as 30 minutes! The new NXT Intelligent Brick, your robot's "brain," features a powerful 32-bit microprocessor and more memory, plus support for USB 2.0, Bluetooth and more!

A highly versatile palette of LEGO TECHNIC® elements combines with state-of-the-art ultrasonic, sound, light and touch sensors in the next generation of intuitive robotics. With the included Quick-Start guide, easy-to-use software and step-by-step building instructions, beginners and experts alike can create humanoid, vehicle and animal robots that obey every command!

Improved light sensors can detect different colors and intensities, while the new sound sensor enables robots to respond to sound patterns and tones. Robots can really "feel" with improved touch sensors, while ultrasonic "eyes" measure distance and movement.

Programming software is now available for both PC and Macintosh, plus with Bluetooth support, you can even command your robot from your mobile phone!

LEGO® MINDSTORMS® NXT Includes:

* All-new NXT Intelligent Brick with 32-bit microprocessor, more memory and FLASH
* 3 Interactive Servo motors feature built-in rotation sensors to align speed for precise control
* New sound sensor reacts to sound commands, patterns and tones
* New ultrasonic visual sensor responds to movement
* Improved touch sensor reacts to touch and release
* Improved light sensor detects different colors and light intensities
* 519 specially selected LEGO TECHNIC elements for sturdy and durable building and improved functionality and movement
* 4 input ports, 3 output ports and 7 6-wire cords
* Matrix display
* Piezo speakers
* USB 2.0 and Bluetooth support
* Easy-to-use PC and Mac compatible interface
* Intuitive, icon-based drag-and-drop program "building" environment

System requirements coming soon!

Batteries Required

Item#: 8527
Ages: 10+
Pieces: 577
Price: USD 249.99

249.99

The LEGO® MINDSTORMS® NXT software enables you to program your NXT robotic invention and upload your programs to the NXT via USB or Bluetooth connectivity. The intuitive Mac and PC compatible drag and drop software, powered by National Instruments LabVIEW, comes with building instructions and programming guides to easily begin constructing and programming with MINDSTORMS NXT.

The LEGO MINDTSORMS NXT Software is powered by NI LabVIEW, an intuitive graphical programming software used by scientists and engineers worldwide to design, control and test consumer products and systems such as MP3 and DVD players, cell phones, and vehicle air bag safety systems. Applications include helping to control the NASA Mars Pathfinder exploration to testing the Microsoft Xbox.

Read more about NI LabVIEW and about how NI and LEGO jointly developed the LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT software at: http://www.ni.com/mindstorms .

It’s easy to get started building and programming as the LEGO Software comes with building and programming instructions for 4 cool models that you can build and program to do what you want.

Get started by selecting a robot model to build and program. We recommend that you start with the TriBot as it is a continuation of the Quick Start model included in the box.

Software system requirements:

Windows

* Intel® Pentium® processor or compatible, 800 MHz minimum
* Windows XP Professional or Home Edition with Service Pack 2
* 256MB of RAM minimum
* Up to 300MB of available hard disk space
* XGA display (1024x768)
* 1 available USB port
* CD-ROM drive
* Compatible Bluetooth adapter (optional)*

Macintosh

* PowerPC® G3, G4, G5 processor, 600 MHz minimum
* Apple MacOS X v. 10.3.9 or 10.4
* 256MB of RAM minimum
* Up to 300MB of available hard disk space
* XGA display (1024x768)
* 1 available USB port
* CD-ROM drive
* Compatible Bluetooth adapter (optional)*

*Supported Bluetooth software include Widcomm Bluetooth for Windows (newer than v. 1.4.2.10 SP5), and the Bluetooth stacks included in Microsoft Windows XP (with Service Pack 2) and Apple MacOS X (10.3.9 and 10.4)