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==Lego Mindstorms NXT (2006)==
[[File:Lego Mindstorms NXT Kit.jpg|thumb|Lego Mindstorms NXT Kit]]
[[File:Lego MindStorms NXT - Alpha Rex.jpg|thumb|Robot built from the NXT kit]]
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Lego Mindstorms NXT was a programmable [[robotics]] kit released by [[Lego]] in August 2006, replacing the first-generation Lego Mindstorms kit.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lego.com/eng/info/default.asp?page=pressdetail&contentid=17278&countrycode=2057&yearcode=&archive=false|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090708131613/http://www.lego.com/eng/info/default.asp?page=pressdetail&contentid=17278&countrycode=2057&yearcode=&archive=false|archive-date=2009-07-08 |title=What's NXT? Lego Group Unveils Lego Mindstorms NXT Robotics Toolset at Consumer Electronics Show |work=Press Release |publisher=Lego Company |location=LAS VEGAS |date=4 January 1986 |access-date=3 December 2008}}</ref>
The kit consists of 577 pieces, including: 3 servo motors, 4 sensors ([[Ultrasonic sensors|ultrasonic]], sound, [[Touch switch|touch]], and [[Photodetector|light]]), 7 connection cables, a [[USB]] interface cable, and the NXT Intelligent Brick. It lets the robot autonomously perform different operations. The kit also includes NXT-G, a graphical programming environment that enables the creation and downloading of programs to the NXT. The software also has instructions for 4 robots: Alpha-Rex (a humanoid), Tri-Bot (a car), Robo-Arm T-56 (a robotic arm), and Spike (a scorpion)