Review on LEGO MINDSTORMS 31313 Educational Programming by Montez Vazquez

I bought this for my robotics class and it's perfect for what I need it for. I've had many EV3 robots over the years and this one worked as expected. There are several different programming languages to choose from, but we use the Mind Storms app that comes with your Chromebook. It's easy for sixth and seventh graders to program with minimal help from me. When they are in trouble I usually just ask them to read the code they wrote me and they will figure out their mistake. It's easy to build, comes with instructions, or you can get creative and do whatever you want. The only thing I don't like is that it doesn't have a battery. You must buy one if you use it frequently. It can drain the battery, and the battery compartment is at the bottom, which means you have to disassemble the entire robot to get to it. I wish it was included, but you can buy it after the sale for $150. All in all, this is a great robot for kids to learn to code with, and it's a lot of fun. We also use this robot with our first lego league team and it does a great job with a little modification by adding a rechargeable battery.