Rating: - Obey your robot masters!
The LEGO Mindstorm NXT is the final piece needed to take your LEGO models to the next level. The Technics building pieces have previously enabled us to build truly interesting structures with both non-rectangular shapes and motion in three planes. Adding the ability for self-propulsion as well as interesting behaviors, all under the control of an extremely high quality programming environment.

The tutorials are a fine introduction to the capabilities of the NXT. Not only do they demonstrate the use of all the common building blocks, they also provide detailed plans for four very different robots. These models should spark the imaginations of a budding engineer, young or old. My children and I have spent many hours both building models together and we've had boatloads of fun.

There is, however, one flaw with this product: you *must* have something of an engineering mindset both to build models and to program them. If you cannot follow instructions you won't be able to build the models or do the programs. Designing new models will be completely beyond you if you struggle with building the provided robots.