LEGO Mindstorms is a line of educational robotics products developed by the LEGO Group. The products consist of LEGO bricks and a set of motors, sensors, and programmable bricks that allow users to build and program robots. LEGO Mindstorms is designed to be educational, and is often used in schools and other educational settings to teach students about robotics, engineering, and programming.
1999 LEGO Sets
1999 was a hallmark year for The LEGO Group, it was the year LEGO produced its first Star Wars theme with Lucasfilm, beginning a trend of licensed LEGO products. This event came alongside the year that Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace was released reviving the Star Wars franchise. Along with the successful Star Wars theme being introduced, LEGO released Rock Raiders, Slizer/Throwbot and Winnie the Pooh. In addition, Ice Planet 2002 and the Spyrius theme was re-released. A number of themes were discontinued in 1999 which included Cyberslam, TechPlay, UFO, Insectoids, Znap and Model Team.