LEGO never cast a boundary on mental imagery , and at this year ’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas , the buildable block giant announce a new innovation that will put child more in explosive charge of their plaything than ever : the LEGO rise . shoot for at children ages 7 and up , the BOOST is designed to teach kids ( and anyone else who wants to learn ) about the basics of twit and programming through the employment of a edifice kit and a gratuitous app .
After downloading the app and syncing it to their BOOST edifice kit , user can add movement and auditory sensation ( like voice recordings ) to their latest LEGO universe , permit them the creativity to customize their toys . The BOOST is powered by a Move Hub , which the company describes as " a LEGO stud - get across brick with build - in rock sensor upon which children can tot up LEGO element , motor , and a sensor that aggregate color and distance espial . " In the video below , you’re able to see some of the movements a BOOST macrocosm is capable of :
Each BOOST set include directions to create five stock example : Vernie the Robot , Frankie the Cat , the Guitar 4000 , the Multi - Tool Rover 4 ( M.T.R.4 ) , and the Autobuilder . But you wo n’t be shackled to just those creations ; the BOOST app also has what LEGO call in a " creative canvass " that includes instructions for three cosmos bases : " a walking base for bring in beast like a dragon or a trot ; a driving base for build fomite like a dune buggy or rover ; and an entrance al-Qa’ida so that children can make their own rook , fort , or even a futuristic space post . " This allows you to cobble together preexisting LEGO kits to try out your mitt at something more original , such as aDIY Star Trek shipor aBatman BOOST creation .
“ We know that children stargaze of bringing their LEGO creations to life , and our chief ambition for LEGO BOOST is to fulfill that wish , " Simon Kent , design lead for the LEGO Group , said . " Once children build a LEGO creation , we give them elementary coding shaft to ‘ boost ’ their models by tot up personality . We want children to first and foremost have a playfulness and limitless bid experience , adding the coding opportunity is the means to get there . ”
Each LEGO BOOST kit comes with the Move Hub , a colour and distance sensing element , and an interactive motor , as well as 843 LEGO pieces for building and a playmat that work with the app . The BOOST will retail for $ 159.99 when it is released in the second half of 2017 .
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