A short statement has been released by the LEGO Group regarding the LEGO MINDSTORMS theme. Since 1998 the popular line of sets has seen a reasonably small collection of sets and accessories released, unfortunately at the end of 2022 the current range of LEGO MINDSTORMS products will no longer be available.
However the app will still function and continue to be supported until the end of 2024.
We are uncertain what will happen to the theme, please see the official statement below for more details and a better insight into the LEGO Group’s decision.
Official details:
Since its launch in September 1998, LEGO MINDSTORMS has been one of the core ‘Build & Code’ experiences in the company’s portfolio, carrying with it significant brand equity and becoming a stand-out experience for the early days of consumer robotics and leading to current Build & Code experiences such as SPIKE Prime, from LEGO Education’s LEGO Learning System.
However, now having a number of priorities in LEGO Education and other Build & Code experiences, we have decided to focus our resources and future plans by redirecting our MINDSTORMS Robot Inventor team and their expertise into different areas of the business.
This means the physical MINDSTORMS Robot Inventor product (51515) and its related elements (88016 and 88018) are to exit our portfolio from the end of 2022, whilst digital platforms – such as the LEGO MINDSTORMS Robot Inventor App – will remain live until at least the end of 2024.
We still have strong belief in the Build & Code proposition and will continue to support it through platforms such as SPIKE Prime, and we are continuing to hold on to the trademark for the MINDSTORMS brand and assessing our future plans together with LEGO Education.
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