<s>
LEGO	B-Application
Mindstorms	I-Application
EV3	I-Application
is	O
the	O
third	O
generation	O
robotics	O
kit	O
in	O
LEGO	B-Language
's	O
Mindstorms	B-Application
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
second	O
generation	O
LEGO	B-Application
Mindstorms	I-Application
NXT	I-Application
kit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
EV	O
"	O
designation	O
refers	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
evolution	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
Mindstorms	B-Application
product	O
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
3	O
"	O
refers	O
to	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
generation	O
of	O
computer	O
modules	O
-	O
first	O
was	O
the	O
RCX	O
and	O
the	O
second	O
is	O
the	O
NXT	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
many	O
competitions	O
using	O
this	O
set	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
FIRST	O
LEGO	B-Language
League	O
Challenge	O
and	O
the	O
World	O
Robot	O
Olympiad	O
,	O
sponsored	O
by	O
LEGO	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
an	O
announcement	O
in	O
October	O
2022	O
,	O
The	O
Lego	B-Language
Group	O
officially	O
discontinued	O
Lego	B-Application
Mindstorms	I-Application
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
biggest	O
change	O
from	O
the	O
LEGO	B-Application
Mindstorms	I-Application
NXT	I-Application
and	O
NXT	B-Application
2.0	O
to	O
the	O
EV3	O
is	O
the	O
technological	O
advances	O
in	O
the	O
programmable	O
brick	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
processor	O
of	O
the	O
NXT	B-Application
was	O
an	O
ARM7	O
microcontroller	O
,	O
whereas	O
the	O
EV3	O
has	O
a	O
more	O
powerful	O
ARM9	O
CPU	O
running	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
USB	B-Protocol
connector	O
and	O
Micro	B-Device
SD	I-Device
slot	O
(	O
up	O
to	O
32GB	O
)	O
are	O
new	O
to	O
the	O
EV3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
comes	O
with	O
the	O
plans	O
to	O
build	O
5	O
different	O
robots	B-Device
:	O
EV3RSTORM	O
,	O
GRIPP3R	O
,	O
R3PTAR	O
,	O
SPIK3R	O
,	O
and	O
TRACK3R	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LEGO	B-Language
has	O
also	O
released	O
instructions	O
online	O
to	O
build	O
12	O
additional	O
projects	O
:	O
ROBODOZ3R	O
,	O
BANNER	O
PRINT3R	O
,	O
EV3MEG	O
,	O
BOBB3E	O
,	O
MR-B3AM	O
,	O
RAC3	O
TRUCK	O
,	O
KRAZ3	O
,	O
EV3D4	O
,	O
EL3CTRIC	O
GUITAR	O
,	O
DINOR3X	O
,	O
WACK3M	O
,	O
and	O
EV3GAME	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
uses	O
a	O
program	O
called	O
LEGO	B-Application
Mindstorms	I-Application
EV3	I-Application
Home	O
Edition	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
developed	O
by	O
LabVIEW	B-Application
,	O
to	O
write	O
code	O
using	O
blocks	O
instead	O
of	O
lines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MicroPython	B-Language
support	O
has	O
been	O
recently	O
added	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
EV3	O
Home	O
(	O
31313	O
)	O
set	O
consists	O
of	O
:	O
1	O
EV3	O
programmable	O
brick	O
,	O
2	O
Large	O
Motors	O
,	O
1	O
Medium	O
Motor	O
,	O
1	O
Touch	O
Sensor	O
,	O
1	O
Color	O
Sensor	O
,	O
1	O
Infrared	O
Sensor	O
,	O
1	O
Remote	O
Control	O
,	O
cables	O
,	O
USB	B-Protocol
cable	O
,	O
and	O
585	O
TECHNIC	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Education	O
EV3	O
Core	O
Set	O
(	O
45544	O
)	O
set	O
consists	O
of	O
:	O
1	O
EV3	O
programmable	O
brick	O
,	O
2	O
Large	O
Motors	O
,	O
1	O
Medium	O
Motor	O
,	O
2	O
Touch	O
Sensors	O
,	O
1	O
Color	O
Sensor	O
,	O
1	O
Gyroscopic	O
Sensor	O
,	O
1	O
Ultrasonic	O
Sensor	O
,	O
cables	O
,	O
USB	B-Protocol
cable	O
,	O
1	O
Rechargeable	O
battery	O
and	O
547	O
TECHNIC	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
expansion	O
set	O
for	O
the	O
Educational	O
Core	O
Set	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
bought	O
separately	O
,	O
contains	O
853	O
LEGO	B-Language
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
expansion	O
set	O
and	O
the	O
educational	O
set	O
combined	O
do	O
not	O
contain	O
enough	O
components	O
necessary	O
to	O
build	O
most	O
robots	B-Device
of	O
the	O
retail	O
set	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
contrasts	O
with	O
NXT	B-Application
;	O
the	O
educational	O
set	O
combined	O
with	O
the	O
resource	O
set	O
could	O
build	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
retail	O
designs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Robots	B-Device
that	O
can	O
be	O
built	O
with	O
the	O
core	O
education	O
set	O
are	O
the	O
EV3	O
educator	O
robot	O
,	O
the	O
GyroBoy	O
,	O
the	O
Colour	O
Sorter	O
,	O
the	O
Puppy	O
and	O
the	O
Robot	O
Arm	O
H25	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Robots	B-Device
that	O
can	O
be	O
built	O
with	O
the	O
expansion	O
set	O
are	O
the	O
Tank	O
Bot	O
,	O
the	O
Znap	O
,	O
the	O
Stair	O
Climber	O
,	O
the	O
Elephant	O
and	O
a	O
remote	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NXT	B-Application
's	O
Hitechnic	O
sensors	O
Blocks	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
with	O
EV3	O
&	O
NXT	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
NXT	B-Application
's	O
sensors	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
with	O
the	O
EV3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
NXT	B-Application
sensors	O
,	O
motors	O
,	O
and	O
building	O
elements	O
work	O
with	O
EV3	O
and	O
are	O
recognized	O
as	O
NXT	B-Application
sensors/motors	O
when	O
plugged	O
in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EV3	O
sensors	O
do	O
not	O
work	O
with	O
the	O
NXT	B-Application
,	O
but	O
EV3	O
motors	O
do	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NXT	B-Application
brick	O
can	O
be	O
programmed	O
with	O
the	O
EV3	O
software	O
,	O
but	O
lacks	O
some	O
software	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EV3	O
software	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
program	O
the	O
NXT	B-Application
,	O
but	O
some	O
extra	O
programming-blocks	O
must	O
be	O
downloaded	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
UltraSonic	O
sensor	O
(	O
which	O
is	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
standard	O
NXT	B-Application
kit	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
the	O
standard	O
EV3	O
kit	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
EV3	O
brick	O
cannot	O
be	O
programmed	O
with	O
the	O
standard	O
NXT	B-Application
software	O
,	O
but	O
some	O
third-party	O
software	O
supports	O
both	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
previous	O
record	O
of	O
5.27	O
seconds	O
was	O
held	O
by	O
the	O
CubeStormer	O
II	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
built	O
with	O
previous	O
generation	O
NXT	B-Application
parts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
enabling	O
edge	O
triggered	O
interrupts	O
on	O
the	O
encoder	O
B	O
line	O
(	O
called	O
direction	O
line	O
by	O
LEGO	B-Language
)	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
possible	O
to	O
have	O
720	O
increments	O
per	O
turn	O
instead	O
of	O
360	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
hack	O
was	O
not	O
possible	O
on	O
the	O
NXT	B-Application
due	O
to	O
a	O
hardware	O
limitation	O
.	O
</s>
