There have been a few customers who approached us to find out when the NXT 3.0 would be released, the price and other queries. Most people wanted to know when they can get their hands on it!

How to improve on the highly successful 2.0? What features will it contain?

The truth is – We have not heard anything from LEGO. LEGO typically announces new product releases to distributors and re-sellers months in advance. However since the NXT 1.0 was released in 2006 and the NXT 2.0 was released in 2009 it reasonable for NXT fans to expect the replacement/enhancement for 2.0 to be released within 2 years.

In line with LEGO tradition we can expect backward compatibility of parts, sensors, interfaces and software. So the new release is not expected to render the 2.0 obsolete anytime soon. In fact, as many enthusiasts are aware, the RCX (pre-NXT robot kit released in 1999) is still being used widely especially at schools and in competitions. The RCX sensors and motors are compatible with the NXT intelligent brick.

With the rapid technology advances we could expect some interesting enhancement to the NXT.

Here are some of the enhancement we would like to see:

-          Increased I/O ports

-          More powerful and faster processor – Dual core

-          More memory for programs and files

-          Large color LCD screen

-          Touch screen

-          WiFi connectivity

-          SD card support

-          Built in Accelerometers

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