Lego Logo
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Lego Logo was a version of the Logo computer programming language
which could manipulate robotic Lego
bricks attached to a computer. It was implemented on the Apple II
computing platform and was used in American and other grade schools in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Lego Logo was a precursor to LEGO Mindstorms
.
Logo (programming language)
Logo is a multi-paradigm computer programming language used in education. It is an adaptation and dialect of the Lisp language; some have called it Lisp without the parentheses. It was originally conceived and written as functional programming language, and drove a mechanical turtle as an output...
which could manipulate robotic Lego
Lego
Lego is a line of construction toys manufactured by the Lego Group, a privately held company based in Billund, Denmark. The company's flagship product, Lego, consists of colorful interlocking plastic bricks and an accompanying array of gears, minifigures and various other parts...
bricks attached to a computer. It was implemented on the Apple II
Apple II
The Apple II is an 8-bit home computer, one of the first highly successful mass-produced microcomputer products, designed primarily by Steve Wozniak, manufactured by Apple Computer and introduced in 1977...
computing platform and was used in American and other grade schools in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Lego Logo was a precursor to LEGO Mindstorms
Lego Mindstorms
The LEGO Mindstorm series of kits contain software and hardware to create small, customizable and programmable robots. They include a programmable 'Brick' computer that controls the system, a set of modular sensors and motors, and LEGO parts from the Technics line to create the mechanical...
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