Mindstorms NXT
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Mindstorms NXT is the newest version of Mindstorms. It was released in 2006 and LEGO continues to produce it. They are like LEGO Technic robots, making them more expensive then most Mindstorms sets. In 2009, a second version with the same parts and it was named Mindstorms NXT 2.
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[edit] Bluetooth
Bluetooth makes it more fun to use the Mindstorms NXT. If you have a Bluetooth phone you can use your phone to command your robot to do what you want it to do.
[edit] Sensors
The Mindstorms NXT comes with the Intelligent Brick, a Sound Sensor, a Light Sensor, 3 Motors, a Touch Sensor,and an Ultrasonic Sensor. You can also buy an Accelerometer Sensor, a Color Sensor, a Compass Sensor, a Light Sensor, a Sound Sensor, a Touch Sensor and an Ultrasonic Sensor as extra products on the Lego Shop website. (Please note that the information on this list was found on Lego Mindstorms website. It is possible that the information is incorrect. It should also be noted that Lego Shop is selling Gyroscopic Sensors and Infrared Link Sensors. However, these sensors are not listed on the Lego Mindstorm's website.)
[edit] Trivia
The name "NXT" is most likely a play on the word "Next", as in the "next" line of robotics.
