NI and LEGO(R) Education Develop Low-Cost Robotics Platform for Elementary School Students

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 7, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — NIWeek — National Instruments (Nasdaq: NATI) and LEGO Education continue their educational robotics collaboration with the new LEGO Education WeDo classroom robotics platform. Powered by NI LabVIEW graphical design software, LEGO Education WeDo Software is a drag-and-drop, icon-based environment that students ages 7 to 11 can use to easily program their own robotics inventions. Using WeDo software, students learn basic programming skills while designing their robotics applications.