The resources for Lego Mindstorms on the web are vast and getting larger all the time. Doing authentic research on the web on Lego Mindstorms is an activity for all age groups from elementary to senior high. The following list of links, which like the rest of this site will grow over time, is a selection of material that we have useful and interesting. We hope that this provides you with a starting point for exploring the world of Lego Mindstorms.
The Lego site, www.mindstorms.com, has a wealth of information. This is a commerical site so there is a sales pitch for Lego products and events. It also includes free things, like the Mindstorms simulator and the Mindstorms SDK (software development kit).
Russ Nelson, in the tradition of the Free Software Foundation (FSF), has put together a site that lists hundreds of web pages on Lego Mindstorm at www.crynwr.com/lego-robotics/. He has references to usenet groups, papers on reverse engineering the RCX, links to schools and lots of other non-commercial stuff.
Dave Baum, author of a couple of books on Lego Mindstorms and creator of NQC, an alternative programming system for the RCX, has an extensive site devoted to Lego Mindstorms at www.enteract.com/~dbaum. The nice thing about NQC is that it was designed for the Apple Mac and ported to the Microsoft. This is important because Lego Mindstorms does not come with software for using a Mac.
The KISS Institute for Practical Robotics has a page devoted to their botball competition at www.kipr.org. Similar to The Robot League, they have developed curriculum materials in support of their annual competition.
NASA has a site at http://ldaps.ivv.nasa.gov/ providing lessons on gears, etc. Sponsored by the United States government, it is selling nothing but ideas.
Wierd Richard, http://www.weirdrichard.com/, is an interesting site for Lego lesson plans. It is owned by PCS Edventures!, which sells enrichment material. But the site does give away a great deal of ideas on using and building with Lego.