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Autonomous Lego Robotics
Class held at Case Western Reserve University using Lego beams, plates, gears, practical programming, mechanics, and software. Information provided about course.
Beyond Black Boxes
Article concerns enriching children by giving them scientific opportunities. One method used is with the programmable Cricket computer component.
CommonWealth: MBA Adventures in LEGOland
Article about the manufacturing and distribution of Lego bricks. Carl Fortin '64, Vice President of Finance of LEGO Systems in North America takes 15 young students on a tour of the Lego facility in Enfield, Connecticut.
ESG Lego Robotics Seminar
A basic robotics and mechanics class at MIT that teaches how to build a functioning robot using Lego bricks.
First Lego League
An academic competition that allows kids to demonstrate their creativity, teamwork, and understanding of technology competing with Lego robots they designed, built and programmed themselves.
J and J's Robotics in the Classroom
Kids and teachers learn how to build and program robots. Links to Robodome, a classroom designed specifically to teach robotics.
Kids' Club
A technologically oriented club for children and a research lab for researchers. Lego robots are used to help children learn about technology and programming.
MIT Programmable Brick Project
The research project from which Mindstorms grew. Lots of information here, in geek-digestible form.
Multidisciplinary Engineering Design Laboratory
College of Engineering at the University of Notre Dame. Features the work of seven design and engineering groups using the Lego system.
Pitsco Lego Dacta
Specializes in educational activities including Robolab, eLAB, the Aquaport Launcher, and the revolutionary Spectrum System K-6 curriculum. Features how to apply for a grant, coming events, newsletter, and standards.
Robolab
Innovative educational robotics program offered by National Instruments, Lego Dacta, and Tufts University.
Robotic Design Studio
Students learn how to design, assemble, and program robots made out of Lego parts, sensors, motors, and a palm-sized computer. Includes an on-line museum of robot projects.
The Epistemology and Learning Group
MIT Media Lab explores how new technologies can enable new ways of thinking, learning, and designing. Discussion centered on the Future of Learning and Lifelong Kindergarten program.
University of Aarhus: Lego Lab
Lab used for teaching and researching simple robot technology, including the use of Lego MindStorms RCX microcontroller.
Utrecht University: Lego Robot Pages
Department of Computer Science investigates whether Lego robots can be used in their robotics teaching. Links to the RCX Command Center.
Weird Richard's Lego Bricks
Offers hundreds of lesson plans and activities using Lego bricks.