LEGO Education Announces SPIKE Portfolio Retirement, Effective June 30, 2026
LEGO Education has officially confirmed the retirement of its popular SPIKE portfolio, including the SPIKE Essential and SPIKE Prime sets. End of sales is scheduled for June 30, 2026, though software support for the SPIKE App will continue through June 30, 2031.
The move marks the end of an era for educational robotics hardware that powered countless classrooms, FIRST LEGO League teams, and hobbyist projects worldwide. LEGO is shifting focus toward new offerings like the upcoming LEGO Education Computer Science & AI kit.
Community Response and Adaptation
Rather than signaling abandonment, the retirement has sparked productive conversations across the ecosystem. Open-source projects are actively discussing transitions and long-term support strategies for existing hardware.
A notable example is the ongoing discussion in the Pybricks community. Developers and users are evaluating next steps in a CS- and AI-first LEGO landscape, with threads focused on maintaining compatibility, expanding capabilities, and supporting the transition for educational robotics, computer science, and AI tooling.
Pybricks, which provides MicroPython firmware and an online IDE for various LEGO hubs (including SPIKE Prime and Essential), continues to see strong engagement as the community works to future-proof projects.
This activity highlights the resilience of the broader LEGO robotics community. While official hardware sales wind down, the software ecosystem, third-party tooling, and passionate users are ensuring that SPIKE-based robots remain viable for years to come.
