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Appendix B. differences between the education set and retail set

The tables in this appendix list the differences between the Retail set 31313 and the Education Core set 45544. The sets have a different assortment of elements and sensors. The Education Core set has fewer parts and is designed to be more of a tool kit, with a more balanced quantity of different parts. For example, the Education Core set lacks many of the decorative blades and swords, but it has more gears. Also, the Education Core set has a special steel ball that you can insert into a socket to make a smooth caster wheel for wheeled robots. This appendix also provides tables that list the parts you would need to turn Retail set 31313 into Education Core set 45544 and the parts ...