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This is the last call. 3 days left to enter your ideas. (the text below is taken from the press release)  www.LEGO.com/Maker The “Are You a LEGO Maker?” Prototyping Challenge is for makers, ages 13 years and older, from around the United States. How to apply Please email your entry to  LEGOMaker@LEGO.com  by 11:59 pm July 13, 2015. Your entry should include the following: Name, age Contact information Name of Project/Idea Please tell us in 100 words or less about your idea – are you trying to solve a problem? Innovate on something everyday? Please tell us in 300 words or less why you want a Prototyping Kit to “power up” your innovative process. As part of your entry you must attach one key image to illustrate your idea. This image can be a photograph, computer rendering and/or hand drawn illustration. The resolution must be 300 dpi and not exceed 3MB file. Optional: you may also submit video material to illustrate your entry. Please submit a link to view t...

Today we have a guest blog by Cyrus Cuenca   Hello, my name is Cyrus Cuenca. I am 15 years old and have been an avid LEGO MINDSTORMS fan since late 2012. I got my first MINDSTORMS(NXT 2.0) kit on Christmas 2012, opened the kit the next day, and immediately started building the Alpha Rex model because, it "looked cool". I learned quite a lot as I constructed my first MINDSTORMS robot. When I finally got Alpha Rex working, I played around with it for an hour or two then deconstructed it and began experimenting and building my own robots. In 2013 I started my blog to document my creations @ The Teenage Maker . I continued to post my robotics creations on the blog (I still do) ,then I joined the LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 Facebook group where I met a ton of awesome MINDSTORMS fans. I recently started my YouTube channel where I post videos for my creations. I hope that my work will inspire other MINDSTORMS fans like those who've inspired me. Recently, I complete...

**TO RESIDENTS OF THE USA ONLY** ARE YOU A LEGO MAKER? Contest starts today! Are you 13yo or older and live in the USA? Then you must Enter the LEGO Prototyping Challenge!  From Play to Prototype To encourage this type of tinkering and exploration, LEGO Systems today announced the “Are You a LEGO Maker?” Prototyping Challenge where makers, ages 13 years and older, from around the United States are invited to apply for one of up to 50 LEGO Making kits to help them prototype their innovative ideas. For showcasing a compelling reason needed to power the prototyping process, winners will receive a LEGO Prototyping Kit, including a LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 kit, one thousand LEGO bricks and elements, access to a LEGO MINDSTORMS Expert Builder and the book, Spirit of Invention: The Story of the Thinkers, Creators, and Dreamers Who Formed Our Nation . The challenge opens today and runs through July 13. For more information visit www.LEGO.com/Maker . ...