National Instruments has just released the
LabVIEW Education Edition,
http://digital.ni.com/worldwide/bwcontent.nsf/web/all/D281AF3F29196D83862576470065AE02
the best stuff I’ve ever worked with in the context of LEGO robotics. The features are so fantastic that we have succeeded with few efforts in implementing a Kalman filter to our infrared/ultrasonic indoor GPS system for the 2D-positioning. The very first tests are very rudimentary, but all this is extremely promising.
Note also that the latest 3D sound localization robot also has been programmed with the brand-new software.