MIT now runs the annual “Zero Robotics” competition ... is based on off-the-shelf platforms such as Arduino and LEGO Mindstorms EV3, which makes for an easy transition for school’s existing ...

Into this late-’90s vacuum left in the wake of the 8-bit home computer revolution came LEGO’s Mindstorms kits ... and a range of different robotics kits. In 1998, a home computer had morphed ...