Lego announces Smart Brick, the ‘most significant evolution’ in 50 years

Lego’s archetypal astute ceramic volition commencement shipping successful Star Wars sets this March. | Image: Lego

On March 1st, 2026, The Lego Group volition statesman selling the astir ambitious ceramic it's ever made: a tiny machine that fits wholly wrong a classical 2×4 Lego brick. When it detects NFC-equipped astute tags nearby, embedded wrong caller Lego tiles and caller Lego minifigures, oregon erstwhile it sees different Smart Bricks, the institution claims it volition marque full Lego sets travel to beingness - starting with the humming lightsabers, roaring engines, light-up blasters, and the euphony of Lego Star Wars.

These "Smart Bricks" and "Smart Play" initiatives, conscionable announced astatine CES 2026, aren't similar the huge Lego Mario toys that required 2 AAA batteries and mostly lone activate …

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