Answers.Body: <p>Lego has made colour sensors for various robotics themes, including Boost, EV3, and NXT. NXT is pretty old so you'll need to head to a 3rd party website like <a href="https://www.bricklink.com/v2/search.page?q=color%20sensor#T=P" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Bricklink</a> to buy one.</p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>The <a href="https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?S=8527-1&amp;name=Mindstorms%20NXT&amp;category=%5BMindstorms%5D%5BNXT%5D#T=S&amp;O=%7B%22iconly%22:0%7D" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Original Mindstorms NXT</a> only came with the <a href="https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?id=64078#T=S&amp;O=%7B%22iconly%22:0%7D" rel="nofollow noreferrer">NXT Light Sensor</a>. The NXT Light Sensor <em>cannot</em> detect colors, so this is most likely what you have. You can currently purchase the <a href="https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?S=9694-1&amp;name=NXT%20Color%20Sensor&amp;category=%5BMindstorms%5D%5BNXT%5D#T=S&amp;O=%7B%22iconly%22:0%7D" rel="nofollow noreferrer">NXT Color Sensor</a> from <a href="https://www.bricklink.com/v2/main.page" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Bricklink.com</a> for under $30.</p>
  
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Body: <p>I have an NXT but I don’t know how to make it detect colors, all it does is say “wait”. My set includes a light sensor but I heard some YouTube videos say there was a lego “color” sensor. Does LEGO sell this? Can some one tell me how to get it please?</p>
  
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Title: What is a color sensor and where do you get it?
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ThreadText: # What is a color sensor and where do you get it?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2019-03-30)
  
  I have an NXT but I don’t know how to make it detect colors, all it does is say “wait”. My set includes a light sensor but I heard some YouTube videos say there was a lego “color” sensor. Does LEGO sell this? Can some one tell me how to get it please?
  
  **Tags:** mindstorms, sensor-colour
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2019-03-31. Score: 1 | Accepted answer
  
  Lego has made colour sensors for various robotics themes, including Boost, EV3, and NXT. NXT is pretty old so you'll need to head to a 3rd party website like [Bricklink](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/search.page?q=color%20sensor#T=P) to buy one.
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2019-03-31. Score: 4
  
  The [Original Mindstorms NXT](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?S=8527-1&name=Mindstorms%20NXT&category=%5BMindstorms%5D%5BNXT%5D#T=S&O=%7B%22iconly%22:0%7D) only came with the [NXT Light Sensor](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?id=64078#T=S&O=%7B%22iconly%22:0%7D). The NXT Light Sensor *cannot* detect colors, so this is most likely what you have. You can currently purchase the [NXT Color Sensor](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?S=9694-1&name=NXT%20Color%20Sensor&category=%5BMindstorms%5D%5BNXT%5D#T=S&O=%7B%22iconly%22:0%7D) from [Bricklink.com](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/main.page) for under $30.
  
  
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