Lego packs an electronics platform with 3D magnetic tracking, multi-radio communication, and inductive charging into a brick. Patents reveal how.

LEGO's new SMART Play System blends embedded electronics, sensors, and wireless tech into the familiar classic bricks, ...

An inside look at how Smart Bricks expand Lego’s system without replacing physical play ...

Classic Lego meets responsive play as smart bricks add sound and light — raising new questions about how imagination fits ...

LEGO has just opened pre-orders for its brand-new Smart Play sets, marking a major evolution in how LEGO builds interact with ...

The Lego Group confirmed major changes since 1978 with its latest announcement of intelligent bricks marking a new era of interactive play.

It took the analog toy company years to develop its new Smart Play system, which centers on digitally minded bricks that can play sounds, light up, and interact with each other. While the Lego Group ...

Lego recently unveiled one of its major technological shifts at CES 2026, marking a new bold step into the future with Lego ...

The development of the Smart Play System began in 2017, when Lego researchers studied how children want to play. They found that kids were looking for three things in a toy: the ability to play with ...

A built‑in accelerometer allows the bricks to sense movement, meaning they can react when tilted, shaken or repositioned. According to Lego, this opens the door to dynamic play, with blocks capable of ...