New mindstorms

There is a fascinating new article on Wired.com regarding open sourcing the research and development of an upgraded version of Mindstorms, Lego's programmable robotics kit.

Lego built a global empire out of little plastic blocks, then conquered the wired world with a robot kit called Mindstorms. So when the time came for an upgrade, they turned to their obsessed fans -- and rewrote the rules of the innovation game.

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[To the tune of City and Colour, "Save Your Scissors", from the album "Sometimes".]