LEGO unleashes new generation of smart toys with Mindstorms EV3 robots

(Nanowerk News) LEGO introduced its Mindstorms toy robots 15 years ago, starting a movement toward intelligent toys and instigating a large hobbyist community that was interested in the educational value of programmable toys. This year, it is extending Mindstorms with a new version that allows people to program the robots without using a computer.
LEGO mindstorms EV3 programmable robots controlled by smartphone
LEGO mindstorms EV3 programmable robots controlled by smartphone.
With LEGO Mindstorms EV3 you can turn your LEGO creations into live robots that follow your every command.
The new LEGO Mindstorms EV3 set includes everything you need – motors, sensors, programmable brick, 550+ LEGO Technic elements, remote control – to create and command robots of even your wildest imagination, including 5 cool robot characters.
Download the 3D building instructions and the app to command your robot via your smart device. Then program your robots to walk, talk, move and do whatever you want them to do to via the intuitive software program, the programmable brick or your smart device.
Source: LEGO