Knowing what to buy

There's a lot to put here in order to help every customer find exactly what they should use to start teaching Robotics.

Below shows information on what you should use depending on the situation you are in.
Feel free to contact us if you have any questions or suggestions to add to this page.

This table only includes curriculum. It does not suggest hardware!

 

Curriculum only

 

Math Class

 Engineering/Programming Class Science Class Camps (Summer, afterschool, etc)
Middle School Robotics Engineering Vol. 1
Robotics Engineering Vol. 2

Robotics Engineering Vol. 1
Robotics Engineering Vol. 2
NXT Video Trainer

 Robot Science NXT Video Trainer
Camp-on-a-disk products
High School

Robotics Engineering Vol. 1
Robotics Engineering Vol. 2

 CORTEX Video Trainer
Teaching ROBOTC for Mindstorms
Teaching ROBOTC for IFI VEX
Teaching ROBOTC for TETRIX
VEX Curriculum 2.0
NXT Video Trainer
  Robot Science
 NXT Video Trainer
Camp-on-a-disk products
College Teaching ROBOTC for TETRIX
CORTEX Video Trainer
Teaching ROBOTC for IFI VEX


Just starting with the NXT?

We highy suggest using the NXT Video Trainer to learn how to program the NXT using the LEGO Programming Language, also known as NXT-G.

Click here to see more details about the NXT Video Trainer

 

Want to get started with VEX Robotics Hardware?

VEX Robotics systems come in two different choices. You have the VEX IQ, which is geared more for Middle Schoolers, and you have the VEX CORTEX which is much more advanced and both can be programmed using the ROBOTC programming language.


Want to learn a C-based Programming language? Use ROBOTC

ROBOTC is the premiere programming language for the NXT and VEX Robotics platforms.

Click here to learn more about ROBOTC

 

What's the difference between the LEGO NXT kits available?

A good table comparison chart can be found here that outlines the differences between the kits available (NXT 2.0 kit, 9797 education kit, etc.):

Differences between kits