![]() (ex: 2×4 plates are 191 Flame Yellowish Orange Bright Light Orange, 2×6 plates are 322 Medium Azur Medium Azure, and 2×8 plates are 37 Bright Green. That’s because color is a useful method to disambiguate similar parts because similar parts in this set come in unique colors. In my LEGO Storage Guide, I explain why it is usually better to sort parts by function instead of color, but sorting by color works well enough for this specific set. The included stickers help you sort most of the parts by color. #45345 Spike Essential – Unboxing Stop Motion Video. Because this set includes a lot fewer parts, the 8 compartments do a decent job of organizing the parts included in this set. In my previous review of the Spike Prime set, I noted that the 8 compartments were barely sufficient to sort all of the pieces (and woefully inadequate after adding the optional expansion pack). Organization using the Storage Box and Trays Micro-USB Cable (not USB-C, unfortunately).1x – Small selection of LEGO Bricks and other System components.1x – Small selection of LEGO Technic parts.1x – Technic Small Intelligent Hub (part 67351) and Battery (part 66757).2x – sorting trays (part 902097), and stickers to help organize the pieces.Plastic Storage Box and Lid (parts 54187 + 54190).That leaves around $200 for the control brick, Powered Up accessories, and the value attributable to the software / curriculum materials.Īll of the electronics components included in the set. Practically speaking, we’re looking at about $50 worth of loose bricks and pieces, a plastic storage tub worth about $20. While LEGO sets containing electronics rarely offer a great price-per-part, at $0.61 per piece, this set offers the worst value that I’ve seen. ![]() It is a bit simpler (but less capable) than the EV3 generation which it replaced. The new set uses the same Large Intelligent Hub (part 45601) which debuted in the education-focused Spike Prime set. #51515 LEGO Mindstorms Robot Inventor (2021) $360, for older kids (and adults).For reasons we will cover later in the article, I do not think this is a good idea. It’s likely that the 6-year old set will be replaced soon with a new set using the new Small Intelligent Hub (part 67351) introduced with this set (Spike Essential). #17101 BOOST Creative Toolbox (2017) $180, targets younger builders.īoost includes a much larger hub with two motors built-in, and relies largely on studded connections.#51515 LEGO MINDSTORMS Robot Inventor is aimed at older builders. In the past 3 years, The LEGO Group has significantly re-structured Education-focused products, with the “BricQ Motion” sets offering brick-based physics instruction at a modest price point, and the “Spike” sets offering kids an introduction to programming and robotics (but at a higher price point). ![]() (At this time there are no Technic sets for ages 6+, and only five sets labeled for ages 7+.) Spike Essential vs. Using studded connections instead of Technic connections is an important simplification for younger kids who have limited experience with Technic, especially given that this set is targeted at ages 6+. ![]() The biggest difference is the shift from using almost exclusively Technic Beams/Pins to create structures in the sets aimed at older kids to the use of mostly System Bricks (Stud and Tube connections) in this set. To be clear, this is a much simpler set for younger kids, as compared with #45678 Spike Prime or the consumer-facing #51515 LEGO Mindstorms Robot Inventor sets. #45345 Spike Essential – Outer shipping box and storage tote. ![]()
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