Anyone have thoughts or insights about why Lego is ending the partnership with FIRST? Thirty years is a long enough track record that it doesn't seem like an overnight decision...

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tedivm 3 hours ago | parent [-]

The Lego Mindstorm robotics kit that powered the whole thing was discontinued in 2022. Since they're no longer making the robotics kits they have nothing to donate to the competition (or run the competition on).

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teovall 2 hours ago | parent [-]

The LEGO Education version of MINDSTORMS Robot Inventor, SPIKE Prime, is still available and a new robot kit, Computer Science and AI, is being released this year. After next season, LEGO will be continuing on with their own K-8 robotics program (as will FIRST).

	▲	mcphage an hour ago \| parent [-]
		> The LEGO Education version of MINDSTORMS Robot Inventor, SPIKE Prime, is still available Well, the Spike line is being discontinued also: https://education.lego.com/en-us/spike-update-2026/ But you’re right in that they’ll have another new line—“Lego Education Computer Science & AI”, which is different in a way I don’t really understand and doesn’t fill me with a ton of confidence.