The graphics of the 51515 are very different from LEGO technic and the previous MINDSTORMS. Like all LEGO boxes, the set number, set name, and suggested age is here in the top left. EV3 Intelligent Brick next to his smaller Robot Inventor brother The 3135 cardboard boxes compared

Read on to find out whether I think the new 51515 Robot Inventor set is worth it. Is it worth the extra investment? As a member of Robotmak3rs, I received a preview box to evaluate. Robot Inventor, for its higher price, is not all sunshine and rainbows either.

When I wrote this article, a quick Google search for ‘51515 Robot Inventor’ showed prices between EUR340 and EUR 380. I’ve seen EV3 on sale for less than EUR 300. Retailers are getting rid of their EV3 stocks because it’s end-of-life. The Robot Inventor set has many improvements over the 8-year-old EV3 set, but it will be the costlier of the two. The numbers are short and easy to remember. In this article, I’ll refer to the sets by their set numbers. Maybe the name ‘Robot Inventor’ takes hold. People will be calling this LEGO set ‘teal MINDSTORMS’ or ‘MINDSTORMS 5’ or ‘MINDSTORMS 515’, which is short for the set code. Wonder what to buy? Find out here what the differences are between EV3 and the new 51515 Robot Inventor set. Are you considering an upgrade from EV3? Or maybe you want to get into LEGO robotics, and you doubt whether to buy an EV3 set on sale or shell the full price of a shiny new Robot Inventor set. This article has an in-depth comparison of MINDSTORMS 51515 Robot Inventor vs EV3 (set 31313).

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