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LEGO Mindstorms / EV3 Sets

EV3 is a subtheme of Mindstorms introduced in 2013 and currently consists of 10 sets. All sets were released in 2013. As of today, the average annual growth of sets in Mindstorms EV3 is approximately 3.5% per year.
Most valuable Mindstorms EV3 set
31313 Mindstorms EV3 $715.25
Highest growth Mindstorms EV3 set
45503 EV3 Medium Servo Motor +346.82%
The LEGO Mindstorms EV3 was the third generation Mindstorms product and a major upgrade of the NXT platform being released in 2013. The EV3 can be controlled by smart-devices such as mobile devices and can also boot an alternative OS from a microSD card.

31313 Mindstorms EV3

Theme / Subtheme Mindstorms / EV3
Year 2013
Pieces 601
Availability Retired
31313 LEGO Mindstorms EV3
Retail $349.99
Value $715.25
Growth  +104.4%
Annual growth 14.6%

45500 EV3 Intelligent Brick

Theme / Subtheme Mindstorms / EV3
Year 2013
Pieces 1
Availability Retired
45500 LEGO Mindstorms EV3 Intelligent Brick
Retail $189.99
Value $362.75
Growth  +90.9%
Annual growth 6.0%

45502 EV3 Large Servo Motor

Theme / Subtheme Mindstorms / EV3
Year 2013
Pieces 1
Availability Retired
45502 LEGO Mindstorms EV3 Large Servo Motor
Retail $24.99
Value $80.11
Growth  +220.6%
Annual growth 16.8%

45503 EV3 Medium Servo Motor

Theme / Subtheme Mindstorms / EV3
Year 2013
Pieces 1
Availability Retired
45503 LEGO Mindstorms EV3 Medium Servo Motor
Retail $19.99
Value $89.32
Growth  +346.8%
Annual growth 10.8%

45504 EV3 Ultrasonic Sensor

Theme / Subtheme Mindstorms / EV3
Year 2013
Pieces 1
Availability Retired
45504 LEGO Mindstorms EV3 Ultrasonic Sensor
Retail $29.99
Value $45.00
Growth  +50.1%
Annual growth 3.8%

45505 EV3 Gyro Sensor

Theme / Subtheme Mindstorms / EV3
Year 2013
Pieces 1
Availability Retired
45505 LEGO Mindstorms EV3 Gyro Sensor
Retail $29.99
Value $43.00
Growth  +43.4%
Annual growth 2.7%

45506 EV3 Color Sensor

Theme / Subtheme Mindstorms / EV3
Year 2013
Pieces 1
Availability Retired
45506 LEGO Mindstorms EV3 Color Sensor
Retail $39.99
Value $56.27
Growth  +40.7%
Annual growth 3.5%

45507 EV3 Touch Sensor

Theme / Subtheme Mindstorms / EV3
Year 2013
Pieces 1
Availability Retired
45507 LEGO Mindstorms EV3 Touch Sensor
Retail $19.99
Value $21.34
Growth  +6.8%
Annual growth 2.9%

45508 EV3 Infrared Beacon

Theme / Subtheme Mindstorms / EV3
Year 2013
Pieces 1
Availability Retired
45508 LEGO Mindstorms EV3 Infrared Beacon
Retail $29.99
Value $45.46
Growth  +51.6%
Annual growth 4.0%

45509 EV3 Infrared Sensor

Theme / Subtheme Mindstorms / EV3
Year 2013
Pieces 1
Availability Retired
45509 LEGO Mindstorms EV3 Infrared Sensor
Retail $29.99
Value $44.72
Growth  +49.1%
Annual growth 3.2%

Subtheme Details

Theme
Mindstorms
Subtheme
EV3
Sets
10   (all retired)
Year
2013
Available
Retired
Pending release

Subtheme Pricing

Retail
$764.90
New/Sealed
Value
$1,503.22
Growth
+96.53%
Annual growth
+3.53%
Used
Value
$644.94

Set Lifespans

The average lifespan of a Mindstorms / EV3 set is 63 months, 31313 Mindstorms EV3 had the longest lifespan of 86 months.
EV3 Large Servo Motor
EV3 Ultrasonic Sensor
Mindstorms EV3
Average (63 months)
Lifespan in months
0
43
86

Community Stats

EV3 is the second most popular subtheme in LEGO Mindstorms for collectors. Here are the top most owned sets.
#1Mindstorms EV3
#2EV3 Intelligent Brick
#3EV3 Large Servo Motor
#4EV3 Medium Servo Motor
#5EV3 Touch Sensor
#6EV3 Color Sensor
#7EV3 Infrared Beacon
#8EV3 Ultrasonic Sensor
#9EV3 Gyro Sensor
#10EV3 Infrared 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.