{"id":2042,"date":"2026-01-05T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/lego-announces-smart-brick-the-most-significant-evolution-in-50-years\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T23:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T19:00:00","slug":"lego-announces-smart-brick-the-most-significant-evolution-in-50-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/lego-announces-smart-brick-the-most-significant-evolution-in-50-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Lego announces Smart Brick, the \u2018most significant evolution\u2019 in 50 years"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n\tLego\u2019s first smart brick will start shipping in Star Wars sets this March. | Image: Lego\t<\/figcaption><\/p><\/figure>\n

On March 1st, 2026, The Lego Group will begin selling the most ambitious brick it’s ever made: a tiny computer that fits entirely inside a classic 2\u00d74 Lego brick. When it detects NFC-equipped smart tags nearby, embedded inside new Lego tiles and new Lego minifigures, or when it sees other Smart Bricks, the company claims it will make entire Lego sets come to life – starting with the humming lightsabers, roaring engines, light-up blasters, and the music of Lego Star Wars.<\/p>\n

These \u00ab\u00a0Smart Bricks\u00a0\u00bb and \u00ab\u00a0Smart Play\u00a0\u00bb initiatives, just announced at CES 2026, aren’t like the huge Lego Mario toys<\/a> that required two AAA batteries and mostly only activate \u2026<\/p>\n

Read the full story at The Verge.<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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