Fifteen years after launching its first Mindstorms robots, EGO is releasing a new generation of programmable smart toys.

Gadgets Lego Is Discontinuing Its Mindstorms Buildable Robot Kits Pour one out for Lego's impressively capable DIY robots, which will be powering down at the end of the year.

Now, Lego has announced it will be discontinuing Mindstorms at the end of the year and providing support for the mobile app for at least another two years beyond that.

Lego Mindstorms have been around for years. The Mindstorms EV3 robotics kit remains a staple of many learning centers and robotics classrooms.