Pour one out for Lego's impressively capable DIY robots, which will be powering down at the end of the year. Reading time 3 minutes The programming’s been on the wall for a while, but yesterday, as ...

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 ...

For almost a quarter of a century, Lego’s Mindstorms line, which allowed both kids and adults to build fully-functional bots from Lego and Technic pieces, was one of the most capable STEM toys ...