LEGO Mindstorms is a hardware and software system desigend for the development of programmable robots made out of TECHNIC bricks. The original LEGO Mindstorms Robotics Invention System was born out of a collaboration between MIT and the LEGO group's eductaional division. Since the release, there have been a number of generations of the Mindstorms platform: the original Robotics Invention System, NXT, NXT 2.0, and EV3 and weth each platform release, the motor and sensor capabilities have greatly expanded. Mindstorms are also sold and used as an educational tool and called Mindstorms for schools or Mindstorms Education.
2015 LEGO Sets
In 2105 LEGO celebrated its 60th anniversary. This was the year if many reintroductions in addition to a number of new themes being released. In 2015 LEGO released Dimensions, Elves, Jurassic World and one of our collector's favorites, Scooby-Doo. LEGO also reintroduced sets for BIONICLE and Pirates. Also that year, LEGO City celebrated its ten-year anniversary and Star Wars released sets for Episode VII The Force Awakens. However, LEGO did retire two licensed themes Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and The Hobbit.