Kids Will Soon Be Able to Write Code With LegoLego wants to teach young kids about coding.The Danish-based toy maker on Wednesday debuted a new toy called Lego Boost, a hybrid building and coding set that the company says combines the play experience of a traditional Lego set with an app-based coding play experience. Lego Boost, developed for children aged 7 or older, will hit retail shelves in the second half of the year and will be priced at $159.99. Lego debuted the set at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.The hope is that Lego Boost can help kids learn to code using a downloadable app and the physical toy set. Lego Boost comes with building instructions and coding commands to create five possible Lego creations, including a robot and a cat. The app also includes more than 60 activities related to building and coding. The bricks also come with built-in sensors that can detect color.The toy is the latest bet by the industry to teach children more about the value of coding—which has been a hot space in the toy aisle.
Mattel (mat), for example, a year ago debuted a caterpillar that teaches coding basics to preschoolers under the Fisher-Price brand. Other coding-focused toys are also getting attention from retailers at a time when educational advocates and businesses are vouching for the benefit of coding as it relates to education, especially because of the increased need for technology jobs in the years ahead.Part of the buzz in the toy aisle specifically focuses on STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) toys. Those toys have been outselling other categories, toy insiders have claimed, and are getting support from retailers that know it is a hot category. Games & puzzles and construction sets were two of the top-selling toy categories in the U.S. in 2015—an indication that parents are spending more on toys that have a perceived educational component.Lego and other makers of construction sets have benefited from that trend as those toys already naturally fit into the STEM craze. The debut of Lego Boost is also significant because it adds yet another app-connected toy to Lego's suite of offerings.
Lego has been slower and more purposeful about adding technology to the company's toys than rivals like Mattel and Hasbro (has). But all three are well aware that kids are spending more time playing with mobile devices and other toys infused with tech—so they need to stay competitive by coming up with ways to incorporate toys into play. That explains why Mattel at CES this year debuted an Amazon Alexa-type device for kids. Sign up or log in to customize your list. Here's how it works: Anybody can ask a question The best answers are voted up and rise to the top I have just completed 10234 Sydney Opera House, with one white half-shell (Bricklink: 41749 White Wedge 8x3x2 Open Right) missing. Both the Bricklink inventory and the Lego instructions show 34 of 41749 and 35 of 41750, so this looks unusual. Have I misplaced an element, or is this a known quality control issue with this set? You seem to imply you built some of the structures symmetrically;
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Bundle contains instructions for 7 custom LEGO City models: Apartment Block, Red/White Hospital, Classic Convertible, Dark Grey Sedan, Delivery Truck, Space Scout and Playhouse.Trump asks ex-SEAL to step in as national security adviserLEGO 10234 Sydney Opera House NEW and Unopened with shelfwareIf you want get your hands on a drone without shelling out the big bucks, build your own instead with Legos. Flybrix, a San Francisco startup, launched on Thursday a DIY drone making-kit that lets ordinary Lego bricks take flight. The Flybrix kit comes in two versions: the basic package ($189) that works with an app, and the deluxe ($249), which comes with a hand-held controller. Both are a few hundred dollars cheaper than most DIY drone kits in the market and are now available for purchase online. The kits include 56 small previously-owned Lego pieces collected from Lego wholesellers, which helps keep the price down. “It’s also our attempt to keep Legos out of landfills,” said Holly Kasun, co-founder and COO of Flybrix.
If the 56 pieces aren’t enough to fuel your imagination, the kit is compatible with Legos you already have at home. Included in the set is a pre-programmed circuit board with LED lights, motors, propellers to connect pieces and a mini pilot figurine. About 90% of the drone is made with Legos, with the exception of parts of the circuit board, motors and propellers. “Kids figure out how to build the drone, wire it and get it up in the air,” said Kasun. “This involves applying basic physics, aerodynamics, geometry and math.” There are no tools needed in the set-up process; all pieces snap on. This makes Flybrix unique from other DIY drone kits. “Normally, you’d have to find materials and solder them together to make your drone,” she said. You can get creative with the design or use one of the included templates to make a quadcopter, hexacopter or an octocopter, which have 4, 6 and 8 motors, respectively. You’ll then need to wire the circuit board and program the LED lights on it.
If this sounds complicated, don’t worry. It comes with instructions. Once built, you can control the drone either via a Bluetooth flight control app on your smartphone or the hand-held remote-controller that comes with the deluxe package. You should be able to get between 5 to 7 minutes of flight time on a single charge. Co-founders Amir Hirsch, Robb Walters and Holly Kasun launched the startup in 2015 to find ways to break new ground with microdrones. Hirsch — who studied electrical engineering at MIT — and Walters, who earned a PhD in applied physics from Caltech, led the research and design. Meanwhile, Kasun comes from a marketing background. Their search for a lightweight break-proof prototype material drove them to Legos. “We knew the product worked because we were already building with them for our tests,” Kasun said. “We talked with parents, hobbyists and drone enthusiasts, and the response was great.” The company, which spent most of this year testing the drones, funded their production through self-financing and outside capital.