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\n\tThe \u00ab\u00a0Lego Ruler\u00a0\u00bb. | Photo by Sean Hollister \/ The Verge\t<\/figcaption><\/p><\/figure>\n

We just gave the Lego Smart Brick our Best In Show award at CES 2026<\/a>, and I wanted to stop by The Lego Group’s suite to get a last glimpse before I left Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

To my surprise, the company showed off one more feature I didn’t<\/em> see during my first demo, perhaps the most impressive one should these bricks make their way to adult builders<\/a>: precise distance measurement.<\/p>\n

Lego Group design manager Maarten Simons whipped out a \u00ab\u00a0Lego ruler\u00a0\u00bb made of standard Lego bricks divided into segments that were each 10 Lego studs, or roughly 8cm (3.15 inches) long. He attached a Smart Brick to one end of the ruler, and dragged a second Smart Brick along it \u2026<\/p>\n

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

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