Questions tagged [education]
Lego Education or Dacta sets are specifically designed to follow a school's curriculum and are sold almost exclusively to the education sector.
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Is it possible to re-flash the LEGO Spike Prime Hub with Mindstorms Robot Inventor Hub Firmware while retaining all functionality? And if so, how?
Unfortunately, LEGO has recently announced that after 24 years, the Mindstorms line of Robotics Kits is officially being discontinued at the end of this year. For this reason, the 51515 Robot Inventor ...
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Are Technic and Education sets overpriced because they're "educational"?
It seems like to get a Technic set of any substantial size costs hundreds of dollars. It's kind of insane. Technic is marketed as "educational". Sometimes I wonder if The LEGO Group is ...
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Can Lego Education WeDo 2.0 be controlled without using the app?
I would like to use WeDo 2.0 creations with a simple controller that would turn the motor on/off as in the Lego Education Simple and Powered Machines. Is this possible in WeDo 2.0 or do you have to ...
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Lego Education 9594 instructions for models
Recently at work, I found boxes of the Lego Education Green City Challenge 9594, but there are no instructions to build the models for each challenge. I was able to go online and find the instructions ...
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Interface A missing PCB
I have a Technic Interface A with the cables but lack the printed circuit board (PCB) for PC that I need to use it for automating my models. The card when it was for sale had markings of Lego 9771 and ...
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What's partial set 45100 - Education Story Starter worth?
I found this set in a thrift store. It's not 100% complete. The set consists of 1144 parts, divided into 14 bags, which are all unopened.
The missing parts are:
1 x 16x16 grey plate
The blue box ...
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Is there a way to convert .ev3 files to .uf2 files?
I am using Lego Mindstorms EV3 Education Edition and I am wondering if there is a way to convert the default .ev3 files to .uf2 files
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Mindstorms EV3 education 1.4.2 for Windows crashes when opening second project
The EV3 software opens the first project with no problems, but when I open a second project it crashes and terminates.
I tried to install the EV3 software on Windows 10 (MS Surface laptop i7,16GB RAM),...
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Lego Mindstorms education NXT 9797 software for a MacBook Air [duplicate]
Where can I find Mac OS compatible software for the Lego Mindstorms Education NXT Base set (9797)?
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Uses for tracks in 9648
Has anyone used the Tank tracks (429139) from Lego education set 9648 for anything other than a tank?
The tracks are fixed in size, and I've found the application rather limited (driver belt, track) ...
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How do you get LEGO Education EV3 Software? [duplicate]
Does anyone know how to get it?
I have a rough feeling that you get it by purchasing the product?
Please help.
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EV3 education brick doesn't work as is should
I have the EV3 education kit.
When I create a program and upload it to the brick and run it, the first time it runs very well and the robot goes in a straight line, then makes a 90 degree turn. But ...
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Is it possible to change the language in the EV3 Education software?
I have only 1 language in menu "Edit - Change language":
Is it possible to add another language packs to EV3?
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How can I use the EV3 educational firmware instead of the retail version?
I have an EV3 brick from the retail kit, which is currently running the retail firmware. I would like to replace the EV3's firmware with the educational version. How can I do this?
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LEGO mindstorm - which product to use to make projects mentioned below
I'm planning to buy a Lego Mindstorms kit for the following projects. I haven't really used Lego before - my friend asked me to consult him about projects (I use microcontrollers and build robots from ...
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Where can I download the EV3 education edition software for free?
I have a site license but I'm not able to find the download for the software anywhere. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Logging and performing mathmatical calc. during run?
Is it possible using the new EV3 to log data, and peform mathmatical calculation on the data while it's being logged, and peform some and thereby trigger some event if some value has been reached??
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Price of EV3 education software
After looking around on the Lego Education website, I failed to find the price of the education software. I currently have the retail version of the software, but I want the extra features and blocks ...
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Can I change the firmware on a Retail EV3 Intelligent brick to the Educational version?
The LEGO Mindstorms EV3 comes in both educational and retail versions. The educational version differs in bricks, sensors, a rechargable battery and datalogging capability.
I would like to know can I ...
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Can I use the NXT 2.0 programming software with my educational set?
I have bought the 9797 NXT base educational set. It didn't include any software.
I know that I can freely download the NXT 2.0 software (which was included in the 8784 retail set). Is it possible to ...
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Should I buy the retail or education version of Mindstroms EV3?
There are other questions that list the differences in the retail and educational version but I cannot judge which one I should buy (educational or retail).
I am buying Mindstorms for the first time, ...
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EV3 Education Edition software license
I got a new EV3 education kit.
Can I install it on a several computers or does the license work on one computer only?
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Can I buy an add on educational kit for my retail EV3?
We ordered the retail version of Lego EV3, and my son loves it and wants to do more.
Are there any add on kits we can buy to expand upon what we have, ie add on motors or special tech pieces, or an ...
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What is different between the EV3 Home and Educational sets?
The newly announced LEGO Mindstorms EV3 sets for home and education have some differences, but it isn't clear to me what they are, specifically. It seems that have different sensors, perhaps ...
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Remote Control option NXT Mindstorms
I bought the NXT Mindstorms education software v2.1 along with a Mindstorms kit (which I don't know the version of).
I am trying to remote control a robot I made using bluetooth between my mac and ...
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What is the Mindstorms NXT Education kit?
I am considering gifting some Mindstorms NXT 2.0 to school, because I think they would get great value from it. I see that there is an "education kit", and I wondered if that's the way to go.
Does ...
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