LEGO Star Wars BOOST Launches For Prime Day
Jul15

LEGO Star Wars BOOST Launches For Prime Day

It’s already been available since the start of the month in the US and Canada, but now UK folk can get to grips with the new LEGO® Star Wars BOOST Droid Commander set. This new LEGO set has launched as part of Amazon Prime Day and can be purchased now from the online retailer. Don’t expect any Prime Day discount, the set is full RRP but it can be purchased early, however you must be an Amazon Prime member to purchase the...

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LEGO Star Wars BOOST Arrives Early In US & Canada
Jun26

LEGO Star Wars BOOST Arrives Early In US & Canada

As predicted yesterday the LEGO® Star Wars BOOST Droid Commander set will arrived before the previously stated September 1st. However I didn’t think that would mean today. LEGO fans in America and Canada can now purchase the set from shop.LEGO.com. The set allows you to build and code one of three iconic Star Wars Droids including R2-D2, a Mouse Droid and a Gonk Droid. Using the new LEGO Star Wars BOOST Droid Commander app, you...

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LEGO Star Wars BOOST Designer Video
Jun25

LEGO Star Wars BOOST Designer Video

The LEGO® BOOST range will soon be expanded with a new Star Wars themed set called Droid Commander. After the LEGO Star Wars BOOST Droid Commander app was revealed, today the Designer Video has been released, which gives a better look at how the Droid work; as well as some of the concept models. Members of the LEGO Design Team, Carl Merriam and Steve Geist, discuss how the Star Wars themed version of BOOST was created and how the...

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First Look at LEGO BOOST Star Wars App
Jun24

First Look at LEGO BOOST Star Wars App

Back in May the upcoming new Star Wars themed LEGO® BOOST sets was officially revealed. LEGO Star Wars Droid Commander (75253) is the latest set from the team behind the award-winning LEGO BOOST Creative Toolbox set. As the name suggests, this new set has been themed around a trio of Droid from the Star Wars universe. Using the LEGO BOOST system, builders can create one of those three Droids and use them to complete fun tasks via...

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Introducing LEGO Star Wars BOOST Droid Commander
May04

Introducing LEGO Star Wars BOOST Droid Commander

To coincide with Star Wars Day, the LEGO Group has unveiled a new addition to the LEGO® BOOST family – LEGO® Star Wars Droid Commander. Using core elements of the BOOST system including colour sensor, move hub and interactive motor, you can build one of three iconic Droids from the Star Wars universe. Send Artoo, a Gonk or Mouse Droid on interactive missions using a new version of the BOOST app, which offers easy-to-use coding...

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Beyond LEGO Boost With No Starch Books
Feb25

Beyond LEGO Boost With No Starch Books

Following the huge success of the LEGO® MINDSTORMS platform, back in 2017 the LEGO Group launched a brand new programmable platform called LEGO BOOST. The system is built around a Move Hub and includes various powered elements and sensors, which allow for numerous build combinations. The system is controlled with a companion app, that uses code blocks to create simple routines and motions. Beyond the Creative Toolbox, BOOST elements...

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The LEGO Boost Idea Book From No Starch
Feb14

The LEGO Boost Idea Book From No Starch

The LEGO® Boost system is a great way to learn how to code is a simple but fun manner. But beyond the Creative Toolbox and being able to include elements from it in other sets, no one has really gone beyond these. For the latest LEGO themed book from No Starch Press, Yoshihito Isogawa offers over 95 models you can create which incorporate the motors, sensors and elements from the LEGO Boost set. The book also includes snippets of...

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LEGO BOOST Gets Program Sharing Functions
Dec21

LEGO BOOST Gets Program Sharing Functions

Ever created an amazing coded program with LEGO® BOOST and wanted to share it with the world? Well now you can as the LEGO BOOST app has been updated and now offers the ability to share your coding creations with others. Using your LEGO ID and LEGO Life, you can now share programs you’ve coded with other LEGO fans. Simply update the LEGO BOOST app to access this new feature. LEGO BOOST has recently be added a number of new...

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