LEGO Education

Updated LEGO® MINDSTORMS® Education NXT Pricing

Prices below are for the United States only.* If you are outside the US, check www.LEGO.com/education for a dealer in your area.

*Prices are subject to change

NXT Set vs. the FLL Robot Set

What's the difference between the LEGO MINDSTORMS Education NXT Base Set and the FIRST LEGO League NXT Robot Set?

The FLL NXT Robot Set consists of three components: The LEGO MINDSTORMS Education (LME) NXT Base Set, the LME programming software, and the Education Resource Set. This special pack is only available to FLL teams through the FLL registration process, and will be available for pre-ordering on May 8th. The price will be $280. To see the contents of the Base Set and Resource Set, see the FAQ page (scroll to the bottom).

This competition season, teams can purchase either the NXT Robot Set or the RCX Robot Set. The RCX Robot Set has the same components as in previous years. Teams are only eligible to purchase one Robot Set, so they must make a choice between the NXT version and the RCX version.

Additional NXT Base Sets, copies of the LME software, and Resource Sets can be ordered individually from LEGO Education beginning April 1st. Both the FLL NXT Robot Set and the Base Set will ship in August. The RCX Robot Set will ship in June. For more information regarding FLL and the NXT Robot Set, please see the FLL FAQ page.

LEGO® MINDSTORMS® Education NXT Pricing

Finally! Below you’ll find pricing* for the majority of the items available for MINDSTORMS Education NXT. These items will be available at the LEGO Education online store in early April, and will ship in August.

FIRST LEGO League teams wishing to use the new MINDSTORMS Education system in the competition this year should NOT purchase the Base Set and software listed here. A specially packaged NXT Robot Set can be ordered during the registration process beginning on May 8th, 2006. The set will ship to teams in August.

Prices below are for the United States only. If you are outside the US, check www.LEGO.com/education for a dealer in your area.

LME Base Set - $250
Item #: 979797

NXT Intelligent Brick - $126
Item #: 979841

NXT Rechargeable Battery - $48
Item #: 979798

NXT Servo Motor - $17
Item #: 979842

NXT Touch Sensor - $15
Item #: 979843

NXT Light Sensor - $15
Item #: 979844

NXT Sound Sensor - $23
Item #: 979845

NXT Ultrasonic Sensor - $30
Item #: 979846

Bluetooth Dongle - $35
Item #: 979847

LME Software - $42
Item #: 900077

Check back to our website soon for prices on the following:

• Curriculum
• Classroom and Site Licenses
• Getting Started Packs

*Prices are subject to change.

You asked, we answered

What is the price of the MINDSTORMS Education NXT going to be?

The pricing for MINDSTORMS Education NXT will be announced on February 1.

Will sets similar to the current team challenge sets be available for the NXT system?

Yes.  The MINDSTORMS Education NXT will have a base set, and a resource sets (similar to the Technology Resource Set) will be available as well.

Will the educational version of the NXT system have data logging and investigating capabilities like the current RCX and ROBOLAB?

Not right away.  We understand that the data logging capabilities are extremely valuable in the classroom, however.  LEGO Education is developing new, independent software in a different programming environment (to be launched in 2007).  This software will be heavily supported by curriculum activities.

How many power outlets does the new NXT brick have? What sensors can it use? Does it have any new sensors?

The new NXT brick has three output ports that can be connected to the servo motors. It also has four input ports that can gather information from any of the four types of sensors – light, touch, sound, and ultrasonic. It also has a built-in rotation sensor.

Frequently Asked Questions

Want to know more about the MINDSTORMS NXT for Education?  There's lots more information on our Frequently Asked Questions page.