Lego’s new tech loaded smart bricks

At CES 2026, Lego introduced the Smart Brick, a revamped 2x4 that adds sensors, lights, sound, and wireless connectivity so that builds can react to motion, light, and nearby pieces while still looking like regular bricks.

A tiny ASIC chip powers the bricks and Smart Minifigures with near-field magnetic positioning, accelerometers, LED arrays, and miniature speakers.

Smart Tags tell bricks how to behave a helicopter set triggers propeller sounds and lights that sync with actual movement, for example.

Lego developed proprietary Bluetooth based tech that lets multiple Smart Bricks recognize and operate with each other.

Lego’s Smart Play Star Wars sets will debut in March, with preorders opening this Friday.

Lego’s betting that embedding intelligence directly into physical toys beats staring at screens, while keeping kids’ hands on actual bricks.

The move transforms analog play into responsive storytelling without surrendering to the iPad a rare middle path in children’s entertainment.