/learn/learning-center/stem-academy/b/blog/posts/lego-teaches-coding-to-kids-with-r2-d2-other-droidsCan the world stop making things worth buying for a day? On May 4th, LEGO unveiled the latest addition to their Star Wars toy products, one that even Jedi force powers couldn&#39;t recognize. The newest LEGO Star Wars BOOST Droid Commander includes c...en-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/learn/learning-center/stem-academy/b/blog/posts/lego-teaches-coding-to-kids-with-r2-d2-other-droidsFri, 10 May 2019 18:50:00 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:a18e678e-a165-4731-8b4d-f60676c26f84Fred270<p>Lego Boost is great. My kids (7 and 5) have really enjoyed it, and I&#39;ve just introduced them to the BBC micro:bit. The micro:bit&#39;s CodeBlocks is very similar to how the Boost is controlled.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><blockquote class="jive-quote"><p>This is the first time ever the drag-and-drop LEGO BOOST coding technology has been introduced to a LEGO product.</p></blockquote><p>I don&#39;t think so. The original <a class="jive-link-external-small" href="https://www.lego.com/en-gb/themes/boost/products" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" target="_blank">Lego Boost</a> and <a class="jive-link-external-small" href="https://education.lego.com/en-gb/product/wedo-2" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" target="_blank">WeDo</a> are coded in exactly the same way.</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=7027&AppID=134&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">