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Lego Debuts 'Smart Brick' at CES, Bringing Light, Sound and Silicon Into the Classic 2x4

Lego’s new Smart Brick launched at CES, adding light, sound, and sensors to classic sets—without screens—starting with Star ...

Lego unveils a technology-packed Smart Brick at CES 2026

The Smart Brick has a 4.1mm ASIC chip inside of it that Lego says is smaller than a standard Lego stud. It runs something ...

Lego’s Smart Brick Gives the Iconic Analog Toy a New Digital Brain

The new sensor-packed Smart Play Brick will land this spring as part of a special Star Wars collection. The update adds ...

I tried Lego’s new Smart Brick Star Wars sets, and they’ve impressed a lifelong fan

Now, Lego is bringing the culmination of this technology and play features to a galaxy far, far away with its new Smart Play system. With its unveiling at CES 2026, I had a chance to see exactly how ...
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Making The Fastest LEGO Technic Air-Powered Engine

Just because LEGO Technic is technically a toy doesn’t mean that you cannot do solid engineering with it, like building ...

Lego debuts Smart Brick and Smart Play system that reacts as you play. Here's how it works.

Developed by the Lego Group’s Creative Play Lab, the Lego Smart Play system will make sounds and activate lights based on ...