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This is what the new Lego smart brick can do — its 'most significant evolution' in 50 years
Lego says the new brick will 'make entire sets come to life' starting with Star Wars in March.
Lego packs an electronics platform with 3D magnetic tracking, multi-radio communication, and inductive charging into a brick. Patents reveal how.
The Lego Group confirmed major changes since 1978 with its latest announcement of intelligent bricks marking a new era of interactive play.
Lego unveiled its revolutionary 2x4 smart brick at CES 2026, a significant leap since the Minifigure. Packed with sensors and speakers, it brings sets to life with interactive sound and light effects.
The Smart Brick looks very similar to a normal 2x4 Lego brick, but it contains a custom Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) chip which is smaller than one of the studs on the brick itself.
The Smart Brick, shown publicly for the first time at CES 2026, is built around a custom ASIC smaller than a single Lego stud. It includes ...
Lego developed a custom ASIC chip that allows its new Ssmart Bricks to pick up on signals from surrounding Smart Tags that dictate how it should make sounds or light up.
At the heart of LEGO SMART Play is the LEGO SMART Brick, a tiny computer that fits inside a traditional 2x4 brick. Inside the brick is a custom-made ASIC chip measuring approximately 4.1mm in diameter ...
The digital ID provides the smart brick with a series of rules, giving it a series of notes to play based on the readings ...
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