The big picture: Lego has announced plans to shut down its Mindstorms line of programmable robotics following a 24-year run. Mindstorms debuted in September 1998 as an educational tool for children ...

Nearly 100 Club Estates Elementary students joined the new robotics LEGO club, using $24K in kits to learn coding, robotics and STEM skills.

Lego to discontinue Mindstorms robot line after a 24-year run Lego to pull robotics kit Dec. 2022, redirecting efforts into "different areas of the business." ...

The popular robotics program introduces science, technology, engineering, and math to children ages 4-16 through fun, hands-on, real world learning.