Lego’s new Mindstorms EV3 kit lets users build 17 different robots and program them directly ... founded by the seemingly inexhaustible inventor Dean Kamen (creator of the Segway scooter).

Into this late-’90s vacuum left in the wake of the 8-bit home computer revolution came LEGO’s Mindstorms kits ... to make free-form computerized robotic projects all of their own.

Into this late-’90s vacuum left in the wake of the 8-bit home computer revolution came LEGO’s Mindstorms kits ... to make free-form computerized robotic projects all of their own.