A kit of adapter bricks that enable interoperability between ten popular construction toys| www.flong.com
In general (at least from when I last kept up), new parts are introduced when LEGO introduces a “theme” of several sets with a similar aesthetic or subject matter at a time. The vast majority of parts appear in multiple different sets, though there can be a few more rare and unique parts. I’d assume that in general once LEGO makes a mold for a part they’d want to re-use it on parts for multiple sets. Rare and unique printed patterns (or if the company is being lazy, stickers) on stand...| Summer of Protocols
It’s interesting to see LEGO discussed here independently of the terminology and platforms I got used to thinking about it in terms of during my brief foray into online LEGO communities in the early 2000s. Being introduced to the sideways/alternative building options of “SNOT” (studs not on top) and “SNIR” (studs not in row) as specific new methodologies felt revolutionary, and the fact that they were encapsulated under such definitive terms maybe made them seem more like inventions...| Summer of Protocols
This article will give a broad overview of what tolerance stacking is, why it’s important, and how to utilize it in your part designs.| SyBridge Technologies
I made up a term: Accretive Robotics. Robotics driven by accretive growth logics, as opposed to organic growth logics. | ribbonfarm
