I'm not familiar with the VEX system, but I bought my 10 year old a LEGO Mindstorms NXT kit this past year and I've enjoyed every minute of it. and... I'm 41. I just looked briefly at the VEX site online and one immediate difference I see is that it has the option to use a radio controller console to manually control the robot's movements--as opposed to relying solely on pre-programmed instructions. This is not something that comes with the NXT system, although it can be programmed to accept input from bluetooth devices.

I loved playing with LEGO's as a kid and that love for LEGO's has never ended. I really enjoy the NXT. If you do go for the next, Amazon has a great price on it. $211, I believe. The link is below.

The LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT 2.0 Discovery Book: A Beginner's Guide to Building and Programming Robots $18.46 Discover the many features of the LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT 2.0 set. The LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT 2.0 Discovery Book is the complete, illustrated, beginner's guide to MINDSTORMS that you've been looking for. The crystal clear instructions in the Discovery Book will show you how to harness the capabilities of the NXT 2.0 set to build and program your own robots. Author and robotics instructor Laurens V...

The Unofficial LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Inventor's Guide $17.99 ...

LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Thinking Robots: Build a Rubik's Cube Solver and a Tic-Tac-Toe Playing Robot! $16.99 It may look like one, but the LEGO® MINDSTORMS® NXT set is not a toy. Whether you've been building with the original LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT set for years or you just picked up a 2.0 set, you'll love this book. LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Thinking Robots will show you how to build and program two robots that think. You'll be awestruck when the TTT Tickler ties you at tic-tac-toe and amazed when the One-Arme...

I tried to contact Lego website and said that was not available for download. We can not find the installation CD and that we have a new computer that I want to install the software. Anyone have any ideas?

Sorry say, the only place to get it on CD. Your only options are: 1) Browse this CD. 2) Buy a new game (I know it's expensive, but you get more parties, too!) 3) give up. (I do not recommend this)

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lego mindstorms nxt is a relatively cheap set, although it is really basic. you can try searching or looking through books. if you know a friend who has one, you might ask him/her for its quality or his/her recommendations

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You probably need to ask this in a different category to get help with it.

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