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LEGO Mindstorms / 1 Sets

1 is a subtheme of Mindstorms that consists of 20 sets that ran from 1998 to 2004. Most sets were released in 1999 which accounted for 9 sets. As of today, the average annual growth of sets in Mindstorms 1 is approximately 2.2% per year.
Most valuable Mindstorms 1 set
9747 Robotics Invention System $205.25
Highest growth Mindstorms 1 set
3805 Robotics Invention System Upgrade Kit +307.60%
Largest Mindstorms 1 set
9719 Robotics Invention System 733 pieces
This is the first generation of LEGO Mindstorms, built around 9719 Robotics Invention System from 1998. The name came from Mindstorms, a 1980 book by Seymour Papert of the MIT Media Lab, whose research on programmable bricks led to the RCX, the yellow brick at the centre of the kit. It holds a small computer with three motor outputs and three sensor inputs, and programs written on a PC went to it by infrared through a tower plugged into the computer.

Fans soon wrote their own languages and firmware for it, such as NQC and leJOS, and LEGO chose to let them, which helped make Mindstorms a long running line. Expansion sets added themes like Robo Sports, Extreme Creatures and Exploration Mars, and 9731 Vision Command from 2000 brought a camera that let a robot react to colour and movement. The RCX was followed by NXT in 2006.
20 sets

9911 Touch Sensor and Leads

Theme / Subtheme Mindstorms / 1
Year 2004
Pieces 3
Availability Retired
9911 LEGO Mindstorms Touch Sensor and Leads
Retail $11.99
Value $20.44
Growth  +70.5%
Annual growth 2.7%

9889 Temperature Sensor

Theme / Subtheme Mindstorms / 1
Year 2004
Pieces 1
Availability Retired
9889 LEGO Mindstorms Temperature Sensor
Retail $24.99
Value $28.99
Growth  +16.0%
Annual growth 3.7%

3800 Ultimate Builders Set

Theme / Subtheme Mindstorms / 1
Year 2001
Pieces 321
Availability Retired
3800 LEGO Mindstorms Ultimate Builders Set
Retail $59.99
Value $78.13
Growth  +30.2%
Annual growth 2.5%

3805 Robotics Invention System Upgrade Kit

Theme / Subtheme Mindstorms / 1
Year 2001
Pieces 1
Availability Retired
3805 LEGO Mindstorms Robotics Invention System Upgrade Kit
Retail $19.99
Value $81.48
Growth  +307.6%
Annual growth 5.8%

9736 Exploration Mars

Theme / Subtheme Mindstorms / 1
Year 2000
Pieces 155
Availability Retired
9736 LEGO Mindstorms Exploration Mars
Retail $49.99
Value $80.51
Growth  +61.1%
Annual growth 7.8%

9731 Vision Command

Theme / Subtheme Mindstorms / 1
Year 2000
Pieces 138
Availability Retired
9731 LEGO Mindstorms Vision Command
Retail $99.99
Value $108.59
Growth  +8.6%

3801 Ultimate Accessory Set

Theme / Subtheme Mindstorms / 1
Year 2000
Pieces 45
Availability Retired
3801 LEGO Mindstorms Ultimate Accessory Set
Retail $49.99
Value $67.60
Growth  +35.2%
Annual growth 6.7%

9747 Robotics Invention System

Theme / Subtheme Mindstorms / 1
Year 1999
Pieces 726
Availability Retired
9747 LEGO Mindstorms Robotics Invention System
Retail $199.99
Value $205.25
Growth  +2.6%

9735 Robotics Discovery Set

Theme / Subtheme Mindstorms / 1
Year 1999
Pieces 390
Availability Retired
9735 LEGO Mindstorms Robotics Discovery Set
Retail $149.99
Value $180.16
Growth  +20.1%
Annual growth 2.1%

3803 Robotics Invention System Upgrade Kit

Theme / Subtheme Mindstorms / 1
Year 1999
Pieces 70
Availability Retired
3803 LEGO Mindstorms Robotics Invention System Upgrade Kit
Retail $24.99
Value $43.46
Growth  +73.9%
Annual growth 2.1%

9757 Touch Sensor

Theme / Subtheme Mindstorms / 1
Year 1999
Pieces 2
Availability Retired
9757 LEGO Mindstorms Touch Sensor
Retail $10.99
Value $15.32
Growth  +39.4%
Annual growth 1.2%

9709 RCX Programmable LEGO Brick

Theme / Subtheme Mindstorms / 1
Year 1999
Pieces 1
Availability Retired
9709 Mindstorms RCX Programmable LEGO Brick
Retail $109.99
Value $120.12
Growth  +9.2%

9738 RCX Remote Control Unit

Theme / Subtheme Mindstorms / 1
Year 1999
Pieces 1
Availability Retired
9738 LEGO Mindstorms RCX Remote Control Unit
Retail $19.75
Value $20.92
Growth  +5.9%

9755 Temperature Sensor

Theme / Subtheme Mindstorms / 1
Year 1999
Pieces 1
Availability Retired
9755 LEGO Mindstorms Temperature Sensor
Retail $23.99
Value $27.04
Growth  +12.7%

9756 Rotation Sensor

Theme / Subtheme Mindstorms / 1
Year 1999
Pieces 1
Availability Retired
9756 LEGO Mindstorms Rotation Sensor
Retail $14.99
Value $16.59
Growth  +10.7%

9758 Light Sensor

Theme / Subtheme Mindstorms / 1
Year 1999
Pieces 1
Availability Retired
9758 LEGO Mindstorms Light Sensor
Retail $19.75
Value $21.35
Growth  +8.1%
Annual growth 8.1%

9719 Robotics Invention System

Theme / Subtheme Mindstorms / 1
Year 1998
Pieces 733
Availability Retired
9719 LEGO Mindstorms Robotics Invention System
Retail $199.99
Value $200.00
Growth  +0.0%

9732 Extreme Creatures

Theme / Subtheme Mindstorms / 1
Year 1998
Pieces 148
Availability Retired
9732 LEGO Mindstorms Extreme Creatures
Retail $49.99
Value $64.47
Growth  +29.0%
Annual growth 1.1%

9730 Robo Sports

Theme / Subtheme Mindstorms / 1
Year 1998
Pieces 91
Availability Retired
9730 LEGO Mindstorms Robo Sports
Retail $49.99
Value $51.87
Growth  +3.8%

9713 Infrared Transmission Tower

Theme / Subtheme Mindstorms / 1
Year 1998
Pieces 2
Availability Retired
9713 LEGO Mindstorms Infrared Transmission Tower
Retail $24.99
Value $25.00
Growth  +0.0%

Subtheme Pricing

Retail
$1,216.32   (for all 20 sets)
New/Sealed
Value
$1,457.29
Growth
+19.81%
Annual growth
+2.23%
Used
Value
$731.48

Yearly Pricing

Sets
Retail
Value
2004
2
$36.98
$49.43
2001
2
$79.98
$159.61
2000
3
$199.97
$256.70
1999
9
$574.43
$650.21
1998
4
$324.96
$341.34

Community Stats

Within the Mindstorms theme, 1 is currently the forth most popular subtheme for collectors with these being the top sets.
#1Robotics Invention System
#2Robotics Invention System
#3RCX Programmable LEGO Brick
#4Vision Command
#5Ultimate Accessory Set
#6Exploration Mars
#7Robotics Discovery Set
#8Extreme Creatures
#9Robo Sports
#10Light Sensor

About LEGO Mindstorms

LEGO Mindstorms is a hardware and software system desigend for the development of programmable robots made out of TECHNIC bricks. The original LEGO Mindstorms Robotics Invention System was born out of a collaboration between MIT and the LEGO group's eductaional division. Since the release, there have been a number of generations of the Mindstorms platform: the original Robotics Invention System, NXT, NXT 2.0, and EV3 and weth each platform release, the motor and sensor capabilities have greatly expanded. Mindstorms are also sold and used as an educational tool and called Mindstorms for schools or Mindstorms Education.

Robotics Invention System (1)
This was the first generation of the LEGO Mindstorms platform also known as the original Robotics Invention System.

NXT
The LEGO Mindstorms NXT programmable robotics kit released by LEGO in July 2006, replacing the first-generation LEGO Mindstorms kit.

NXT 2
The LEGO Mindstorms NXT 2.0 was released in August 200 and was an upgrade of the original NXT platform and also introduced a new Color Sensor.

EV3
The LEGO Mindstorms EV3 was the third generation Mindstorms product and a major upgrade of the NXT platform being released in 2013.