<p>From the official <a href="http://www.lego.com/en-us/mindstorms/support/faq" rel="nofollow noreferrer">EV3 FAQ</a>:</p>

<blockquote>
  <h3>What does EV3 stand for?</h3>
  
  <p>This is the third generation of the LEGO MINDSTORMS platform and the
  "EV" stands for evolution, hence EV3.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>The first two generations referred to here are LEGO MINDSTORMS RCX and NXT, respectively.</p>

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2013-01-19T13:33:28.123Z
...and presumably the number 3 comes from the fact it's the successor to [NXT 2.0](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lego_Mindstorms_NXT_2.0)?
Ambo100
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2013-01-19T21:36:53.357Z
@Ambo100 No, I don't think so. EV3 is *not* NXT, it's a completely different line. See [this post on the Mindboards forums](https://sourceforge.net/apps/phpbb/mindboards/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=1623&start=10#p15702) and all following posts for more info
shea
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2013-01-20T00:29:32.813Z
@Ambo100 I'm not sure the numbers are incremental in that way - NXT started back at "1" effectively after versions 1, 1.5 and 2.0 of Mindstorms Robotics Invention System, so the 3 really comes from the fact that it's the 3rd generation (RIS, NXT and now EV3).
Zhaph - Ben Duguid
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shea
<p>I am wondering what the official reason behind the name of LEGO's latest MINDSTORMS robotics platform is. What does "EV3" stand for?</p>

<mindstorms><terminology><ev3>
What does EV3 stand for?
shea
# What does EV3 stand for?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-01-19)

I am wondering what the official reason behind the name of LEGO's latest MINDSTORMS robotics platform is. What does "EV3" stand for?

**Tags:** mindstorms, terminology, ev3


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_0 on 2013-01-19. Score: 13 | Accepted answer

From the official [EV3 FAQ](http://www.lego.com/en-us/mindstorms/support/faq):

> ### What does EV3 stand for?
>
> This is the third generation of the LEGO MINDSTORMS platform and the
> "EV" stands for evolution, hence EV3.

The first two generations referred to here are LEGO MINDSTORMS RCX and NXT, respectively.

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: ...and presumably the number 3 comes from the fact it's the successor to [NXT 2.0](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lego_Mindstorms_NXT_2.0)?  
> **username_0**: @username_1 No, I don't think so. EV3 is *not* NXT, it's a completely different line. See [this post on the Mindboards forums](https://sourceforge.net/apps/phpbb/mindboards/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=1623&start=10#p15702) and all following posts for more info  
> **username_2**: @username_1 I'm not sure the numbers are incremental in that way - NXT started back at "1" effectively after versions 1, 1.5 and 2.0 of Mindstorms Robotics Invention System, so the 3 really comes from the fact that it's the 3rd generation (RIS, NXT and now EV3).  

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