LEGO Mindstorms EV3
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LEGO Mindstorms EV3 is a programmable robotics kit by LEGO that combines modular building elements with motors, sensors, and a programmable brick to teach and explore robotics and coding.
All labels observed (9)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T314918 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: LEGO Mindstorms EV3 Context triple: [LEGO Mindstorms extension, integratesWith, LEGO Mindstorms EV3]
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A.
LEGO Mindstorms extension
LEGO Mindstorms extension is an add-on for the Scratch programming environment that enables users to control and program LEGO Mindstorms robots through visual code blocks.
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B.
Snap! (Build Your Own Blocks)
Snap! (Build Your Own Blocks) is a visual, block-based programming language and environment designed for advanced users and education, extending Scratch with powerful features like first-class procedures, lists, and continuations.
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C.
ScratchJr
ScratchJr is a simplified, block-based visual programming language and app designed to introduce young children to coding and computational thinking through interactive stories and games.
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D.
FIRST LEGO League
FIRST LEGO League is an international robotics and STEM education program for children that uses LEGO-based challenges to inspire interest in science, technology, engineering, and teamwork.
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E.
Microsoft MakeCode
Microsoft MakeCode is a web-based platform for creating and learning to program interactive projects using block-based and JavaScript coding, often for microcontrollers and educational devices.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: LEGO Mindstorms EV3 Target entity description: LEGO Mindstorms EV3 is a programmable robotics kit by LEGO that combines modular building elements with motors, sensors, and a programmable brick to teach and explore robotics and coding.
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A.
LEGO Mindstorms extension
LEGO Mindstorms extension is an add-on for the Scratch programming environment that enables users to control and program LEGO Mindstorms robots through visual code blocks.
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B.
Snap! (Build Your Own Blocks)
Snap! (Build Your Own Blocks) is a visual, block-based programming language and environment designed for advanced users and education, extending Scratch with powerful features like first-class procedures, lists, and continuations.
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C.
ScratchJr
ScratchJr is a simplified, block-based visual programming language and app designed to introduce young children to coding and computational thinking through interactive stories and games.
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D.
FIRST LEGO League
FIRST LEGO League is an international robotics and STEM education program for children that uses LEGO-based challenges to inspire interest in science, technology, engineering, and teamwork.
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E.
Microsoft MakeCode
Microsoft MakeCode is a web-based platform for creating and learning to program interactive projects using block-based and JavaScript coding, often for microcontrollers and educational devices.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
LEGO Mindstorms set
ⓘ
educational robotics platform ⓘ programmable brick ⓘ robotics kit ⓘ |
| discontinuationDate | around 2020–2021 ⓘ |
| discontinued | yes ⓘ |
| hasDisplay | monochrome LCD display ⓘ |
| hasEducationSetNumber | 45544 ⓘ |
| hasExpansionSetNumber | 45560 ⓘ |
| hasPorts |
4 input ports
ⓘ
4 output ports ⓘ |
| hasProcessor |
ARM
ⓘ
surface form:
ARM9 processor
|
| hasRetailSetNumber | 31313 ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
engineering
ⓘ
robotics ⓘ |
| includes |
LEGO Mindstorms EV3
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
EV3 Intelligent Brick
LEGO Technic elements ⓘ motors ⓘ sensors ⓘ |
| includesMotorType |
large servo motor
ⓘ
medium servo motor ⓘ |
| includesSensorType |
color sensor
ⓘ
gyro sensor (in some sets) ⓘ infrared sensor ⓘ touch sensor ⓘ |
| mainComponent |
LEGO Mindstorms EV3
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
EV3 Intelligent Brick
|
| manufacturer |
Lego
ⓘ
surface form:
The LEGO Group
|
| partOfSeries |
LEGO MINDSTORMS (via specific editors)
ⓘ
surface form:
LEGO Mindstorms
|
| predecessor | LEGO Mindstorms NXT ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2013 ⓘ |
| successor | LEGO Mindstorms Robot Inventor ⓘ |
| supportsConnectivity |
Bluetooth
ⓘ
USB ⓘ Wi‑Fi (via USB dongle) ⓘ |
| supportsOperatingSystem |
EV3 firmware
ⓘ
Linux-based firmware ⓘ |
| supportsPlatform |
Android
ⓘ
surface form:
Android (via apps)
Windows ⓘ iOS (via apps) ⓘ macOS ⓘ |
| supportsProgrammingLanguage |
C (via third-party tools)
ⓘ
LEGO Mindstorms EV3 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
EV3-G
Java ⓘ
surface form:
Java (via third-party tools)
Python (via third-party or later support) ⓘ graphical block-based language ⓘ |
| supportsThirdPartyFirmware |
ev3dev
ⓘ
Java Platform, Micro Edition ⓘ
surface form:
leJOS
|
| targetAudience |
educators
ⓘ
hobbyists ⓘ students ⓘ |
| usedFor |
STEM education
ⓘ
coding education ⓘ robotics competitions ⓘ |
| usedInCompetition |
FIRST LEGO League
ⓘ
World Robot Olympiad ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: LEGO Mindstorms EV3 Description of subject: LEGO Mindstorms EV3 is a programmable robotics kit by LEGO that combines modular building elements with motors, sensors, and a programmable brick to teach and explore robotics and coding.
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
EV3 Intelligent Brick
this entity surface form:
EV3 Intelligent Brick
this entity surface form:
EV3-G
this entity surface form:
LEGO Mindstorms EV3 medium motor
subject surface form:
LEGO MINDSTORMS
this entity surface form:
LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3
this entity surface form:
LEGO MINDSTORMS Education EV3 in many classrooms
subject surface form:
LEGO Mindstorms
this entity surface form:
LEGO Mindstorms EV3-compatible devices
this entity surface form:
EV3-G
this entity surface form:
EV3 intelligent brick
this entity surface form:
LEGO MINDSTORMS Education EV3