We’ve got it on good word that Lego will be releasing a new firmware version for their Mindstorms NXT robot kit that will “open up 60 to 80% more storage space” for user-made programs.

What’s more, the company plans to release software, hardware and bluetooth developer kits when it debuts its Mac-compatible Lego Mindstorms NXT kit in August, 2006.

The LabView Software for LEGO MINDSTORMS is free. No longer will you need a disk in the box, the download of this software available to anyone with a Mac or Windows PC. Search for LEGO MINDSTORMS ...

May 3, 2006 We suspect the announcement by LEGO that it will release as open source the firmware of the LEGO MINDSTORMS microprocessor (the new NXT brick – the ...

We try building our first Lego Mindstorms EV3 robot, ... you can connect to a Mac or Windows PC connectivity via software and a USB cable that plugs into the central Mindstorms Brick, ...

Lego revealed this morning that it will launch an updated Mindstorms EV 3 kit later this year that runs new Linux firmware with out-of-the box iOS and Android compatibility.

The MINDSTORMS EV3 will essentially replace the MINDSTORMS NXT 2.0 line, which came out in 2009. The programming software kit itself works on both Windows and Mac OS X. Recommended ...

Lego also gave its Mindstorms line a processing boost with the release of the NXT series. Compared to the original RIS' meager 8-bit "RCX" CPU, Lego's NXT was four times more powerful thanks to an ...

What became Mindstorms has its roots in the MIT Media Lab’s Programmable Brick project, a series of chunky LEGO bricks with microcontrollers and the Mindstorms LEGO brick contacts for motors and ...

The Mindstorms kit was revolutionary then in offering an accessible fully programmable microcontroller in a toy, along with a full set of LEGO including motors and sensors to use with it.