LEGO Education: our take on the brand (SPIKE)
LEGO Education SPIKE on Robot Éducatif: strengths, limits, end of sale, support.
LEGO Education SPIKE is the benchmark we compare most educational robots against. Our detailed comparisons are in French; we have not tested SPIKE at home.
Our comparisons (in French)
Strengths
- Building: one hub, dozens of official models and inventions.
- Very guided interface; bricks easier than screws for under-8s.
- Excellent robustness.
- Closely aligned with FIRST LEGO League.
Limits
- High price, especially for a classroom.
- Closed ecosystem: LEGO extensions only.
- Longer build before coding.
- Now being withdrawn from sale.
Support and warranty
LEGO Education support is online at education.lego.com/support. Your statutory rights against the retailer still apply.
Our verdict
All brands: our brand pages.