LEGO Education SPIKE Prime Set (45678)

What it's for

The LEGO Education SPIKE Prime Set is set 45678 with 528 pieces, intended by the manufacturer for grades 6-8 and for STEM and coding classes: students build a vehicle, program it, and learn why a robot sometimes does something other than what was intended.

It is not a robot for doing work, but a tool for learning. In primary school (schools) it lets students move from bricks to their first programs, and in clubs and after-school activities it works as a base for team projects. At universities (universities) it will rarely be the heart of a lab, but it can be an entry point for students who have never held a servo.

The strength of such a set is that it is a closed ecosystem: bricks, control and teaching materials from a single manufacturer. For a teacher that means less preparation work than with open platforms such as the SO-101. One important point: the manufacturer ended sales on June 30, 2026, so today we are talking about sets from warehouse stock and the secondary market, not a new offering. For wider background, see “Educational Robots for Schools and Universities”.

Who it's for

A good fit: schools and institutions that already have SPIKE Prime sets and want to keep using them, and teachers looking for ready-made lessons for grades 6-8. It also suits parents and robotics clubs who come across used sets for sale.

Not a good choice for: anyone planning a new, long-term purchase. Since the product is retired, you cannot count on replacing missing pieces or on long support in the manufacturer's catalog. Do not buy it for preschoolers either, since simpler robots exist for the youngest, such as the Ozobot Evo, or for students learning machine learning who need a real arm.

If you are starting from scratch, read “How to Start Learning Robotics in Poland”.

Deployments

All we know is that in Poland it could be bought at the stores alttab.pl and aramisklep.pl.

On the market, educational platforms ranging from sets for preschoolers to open arms for machine learning. For comparison, see the NAO, a long-running educational humanoid (58 cm, 25 DOF, about 20,000 units sold), and educational robots.

For grades 6-8, the closest in spirit is buying the successor from LEGO Education's current range. We do not cover such a model in our comparison, so check the manufacturer's offering.

Of the models we do describe: the Ozobot Evo is a screen-free robot for children in PreK-2, priced from $175. It suits the youngest, but will not replace SPIKE in an eighth-grade classroom. The myCobot 280 (about PLN 2,516 (≈ EUR 575), 250 g payload) is a real six-axis arm, interesting for high-school and university students. The Dobot Magician is a four-axis desktop arm for programming, 3D printing and engraving, available in Poland through botland.com.pl, among others. The SO-101 is open and cheap, but requires assembly. And if you want a humanoid for your classes, look at the ROBOTIS OP3 (51 cm, 20 DOF, since 2018).

The set went on sale in January 2020 as a LEGO Education offering from Billund for grades 6-8. The catalog number 45678 and the 528 pieces come from the Brickset database.

The most important point in this story is the last one: according to the manufacturer's website, sales of the set ended on June 30, 2026, and the product was marked “Retired.” We have no confirmed information about generations or predecessors, so we do not attribute any; that would be guesswork. Check current announcements with LEGO Education.