Lego unveils smart bricks that respond with sounds
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The new sensor-packed Smart Play Brick will land this spring as part of a special Star Wars collection. The update adds interactive lights and sound to the Lego experience—including the minifigs.
Benson also confirmed that the new initiative contains no artificial intelligence at all, as well as no camera.
I think Lego might be really onto something with its tech-equipped Smart Play Smart Brick sets, but is it the future of Lego sets?
As its title suggests, Legacy of the Dark Knight is a LEGO Batman game. While LEGO games used to be a dime a dozen, this Gotham-set one looks to continue the trend begun with LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, in that it’s a high quality game that appears to be made with a lot of care.
New sensor-packed Smart Bricks introduced at CES add color, sound, and interactivity to classic Lego builds, debuting with Star Wars sets this spring.
Stepping on a Lego might become an expensive as well as painful mistake after the company revealed the new SMART Brick. Lego announced the latest toy tech on Monday at the 2026 Consumer Electronics Show, promising to enhance the imaginations of children everywhere. Adults on social media aren’t so sure.
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Lego has redesigned its brick for the first time since 1958
This might not mean much to those who build Lego sets purely for display purposes, but as far as interactivity goes, Lego has claimed, 'We've created a brick that plays back', which is incredibly cool (and certainly wasn't on my 2026 bingo card).