Learn to code with this Robot Inventor kit, now $287.99 in Lego's Black Friday sale. But with retirement on the way you'll have to grab it before it's gone.

Then the company started releasing Mindstorm kits to turn static models into moving robots with a little programming magic -- but these were always aimed at older kids with some tinkering prowess.

If you ever needed an excuse to make a Lego Mindstorm NXT robot, here's some inspiration to create one.