| If you or your children are fans of Lego products, | | | | process much simpler. In addition, you'll find many |
| the Mindstorm NXT 2.0 will not disappoint you. This | | | | videos on YouTube featuring the NXT that you may |
| toy offers hours and hours of fun and learning about | | | | find helpful. |
| technology and engineering while encouraging | | | | The coolest part is playing with your robot once it's |
| creativity and inventiveness. Lego first released the | | | | built and programmed. The sensors enable your toy |
| Mindstorm robotics toy in the late 1990's. The | | | | to sense touch, color, movement and distance so |
| product has since gone through a couple of | | | | that your robot can be programmed to pick up |
| evolutions with the most recent version being the | | | | things, react to color and walk without bumping into |
| NXT 2.0. | | | | walls. It certainly provides kids with a sense of |
| The kit comes with several hundred pieces (and the | | | | accomplishment to see their creation in action and it's |
| pieces are small so this toy is definitely not | | | | so much better for their mind and body to be active |
| recommended for young children due to the potential | | | | with a toy like this as opposed to sitting in front of |
| chocking hazard), color, light and touch sensors, easy | | | | the television set (which my son did far too often |
| to use drag and drop programming software and | | | | before this purchase). |
| instructions for building 4 different robots although, | | | | The downside is that this product consumes |
| the possibilities are endless for creating robots - just | | | | batteries at a rapid pace. So, if you don't already |
| let your imagination be your guide. | | | | have a battery charger and rechargeable batteries, |
| Over the last few years, we have purchased many | | | | you should consider this additional purchase so that |
| Lego toys for our son and it's always a fun family | | | | you can avoid making dozens of trips to the store |
| activity to sit down and work on putting these things | | | | for replacement batteries. |
| together as a team. Building the Mindstorm NXT 2.0 | | | | Overall, my Lego Mindstorm NXT 2.0 Review can be |
| was no different. This one is more challenging than | | | | summed up as follows. This product lives up to it's |
| some other kits we've bought but not so much that | | | | promise and the Lego brand name in that it's a quality |
| we became bored or overly frustrated with the | | | | toy that offers lots of fun and learning. It was |
| process. The instruction booklet that comes with the | | | | certainly worth the approximate $300 price tag. |
| product is illustrated which makes the construction | | | | |