If you think building with LEGO® elements and building “toy” robots with LEGO® Mindstorms® NXT kits is just child’s play, think again!
Check out how LEGO® is being used by the European Space Agency’s Rosetta Project.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=er-TFVbnSKA&feature=player_embedded
Part 1:
Part 2:
http://vimeo.com/15955119
Truly amazing!
By the way, it seems FIRST® (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) robotics is not only encouraging youngsters to think about similar careers in science & technology, but is actually preparing them for those careers with cutting edge technology.
When Godtfred Kirk Christiansen developed the first LEGO® brick in 1949, he probably had no idea where it would lead…
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