The Consumer Electronics Show for 2013 is under way!

Of interest to Lego Roboticists everywhere is the announcement of the Mindstorms EV3 set.
This is Lego's latest and greatest, and it has some neat things to offer.

1. The "Brick" has been redesigned, and now works with Linux, IOS, and Android operating systems.
2. There are 4 motors and 4 sensors.  One sensor is an Infrared sensor.
3. There's a new graphic tool for guiding assembly.

It will be available mid-year, and the list price is $350, plus $100 for software.

Here's the article from IEEE Spectrum:

http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/diy/lego-announces-mindstorms-ev3-a-more-hackable-robotics-kit/?utm_source=roboticsnews&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=010813