Human-Centric Engineering: The Sanitation Rover Project

Aryan Gupta’s sanitation rover replaces unsafe manual drain cleaning with a remotely operated, low-cost robot that protects ...
Hackaday

Making Steam-Powered LEGO Machines

Over the decades we have seen a lot of methods for powering LEGO-based contraptions, ranging from LEGO Technic pneumatics to ...

Goonies LEGO Set Is Now Available, and It Comes with a Free Gift

LEGO has released LEGO Ideas The Goonies, a big new set for adults, and it comes with a free gift set through November 7.
Hackaday

ABCCAD Is Voxels Meets LEGO In AR

We get it, CAD software can be daunting to learn. Somehow [Boaztheostrich] found it so daunting he procrastinated his way ...
GeekTyrant

LEGO’s Epic STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION USS Enterprise-D Set Has Arrived

LEGO is taking us to warp speed with its first-ever official Star Trek set, and it’s an absolute showstopper. Fans have been ...
The New York Times

Police Break Up Lego Theft Ring, Recovering Hundreds of Beheaded Figurines

Officials said they had discovered tens of thousands of Lego pieces at a California home and arrested a man who trafficked in the stolen collectibles. By Jin Yu Young When detectives from the Santa ...
USA Today

Lego unveils new 4,000-piece set priced at nearly $500

Lego has announced one of its latest sets for adults: a tropical aquarium with a hefty price tag. The Lego Icons Tropical Aquarium Building Set features colorful fish, underwater plants, and corals ...
Variety

‘Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight’ Pays Homage to Joker’s Origins in 1989 ‘Batman’ and ‘Arkham’ Combat

“Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight” pays homage to nearly every incarnation of the Caped Crusader, and a new hands-on demo reveals inspiration pulled from Jack Nicholson’s Joker in the 1989 ...
The Verge

The BrickBoy kit turns Lego’s Game Boy into a handheld emulator

It’s launching on Kickstarter on October 28th and takes about five minutes to install. It’s launching on Kickstarter on October 28th and takes about five minutes to install. is a senior reporter who ...
IGN

A New Back to the Future Time Machine LEGO Set Is Up for Preorder

This isn’t the first time we’ve seen a LEGO set based on the DeLorean car that Doc modified to travel through time. LEGO released one a few years ago (and Walmart has it on sale for $170). But it’s a ...
The Hill

Demand for afterschool programs outpaces supply as cost becomes growing barrier

The supply of afterschool programs cannot keep up with the demand from parents, according to a recent report, leaving schools and students in a precarious spot that advocates and officials say will ...
NJ.com

LEGO is giving away free light-up Halloween Pumpkin sets — here’s how to get one

The countdown to Halloween is on, and LEGO is offering a spooktacular deal for the haunted holiday. LEGO is giving away free light-up Halloween Pumpkin Sets ($20 value) when you spend $120 on LEGO ...