New software often means newer requirements, so incompatibility with Windows 7 and 8.1 should not come as a surprise.Įxcept it comes from LEGO®, a company that proudly claims to provide support for products launched years ago, so this is slightly unexpected. Jump straight to the part which interests you the most, or enjoy the whole article from A to Z.įirst, let’s see if your computer can run the new EV3 Classroom programming software. If you are looking for information on the LEGO® MINDSTORMS® EV3 kit, its possibilities and the overview of bricks and the electronics included, read this article first. EV3 Lab is the previous, renamed programming software for this kit, until recently known as LEGO® MINDSTORMS® Education EV3 Teacher Edition. Just in case you are now wondering what EV3 Lab is and why you have never heard of it before, let’s clarify. We will also try to answer the most important question - is the new app better for programming robots? For now at least, that has not become true.īefore drawing any further conclusions, let’s analyze the real differences between EV3 Lab and EV3 Classroom. One could speculate there’s also a veiled threat that EV3 Classroom will inevitably become the only programming app for MINDSTORMS® EV3. This informative notification already tells us several interesting things about what to expect from the new programming app and from LEGO® itself, as far as the strategy for educational products yet to come is concerned. – Notice at LEGO® MINDSTORMS® Education EV3 Teacher Edition

This is in order to provide a consistent experience, features and content across all of the currently supported computer and tablet devices.

Featuring a coding language based on Scratch and similar to the LEGO® Education SPIKE™ app, EV3 Classroom will replace the current EV3 Lab and EV3 Programming app products. We are pleased to announce that we have launched a brand-new EV3 app called ‘LEGO® MINDSTORMS® Education EV3 Classroom’. Now that it’s available for everyone, we decided to test it out. New MINDSTORMS® EV3 programming software is finally here and is ready to shine!ĮV3 Classroom was released gradually, first for MacOS in November 2019, then for Windows 10, Android and Chromebook a year later in 2020.

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