Even your Legos are going through a technological revolution.
The toy company unveiled its “most significant evolution” in 50 years — the Lego Smart Brick, a standard 2×4 Lego brick with a tiny computer packed inside.
The Lego Group’s new Smart Play bricks, tags and miniature figures — showcased at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2026 in Las Vegas — “represent one of the most significant evolutions” of the Lego System-in-Play and will allegedly make entire Lego sets come to life.
“With this exciting innovation, builders can bring their LEGO creations to life in ways they’ve never imagined!” a press release said.
Starting March 1, 2026, the new sets will be available for sale in select markets — starting with the Lego world of Star Wars.
The first sets being released featuring Lego Smart Play include:
- Lego “Star Wars“ SMART Play: Darth Vader’s TIE Fighter building set: $69.99; 473 pieces featuring a brick-built Rebel Outpost and an Imperial Fueling Station, as well as a Smart Minifigure featuring Darth Vader and a Rebel Fleet Trooper Minifigure
- Lego “Star Wars“ SMART Play: Luke’s Red Five X-wing building set: $89.99; 584 pieces including two Smart Minifigures (Luke Skywalker, in his iconic pilot suit, and Princess Leia), as well as Luke’s trusty companion, R2-D2, and Rebel Crew and Stormtrooper Minifigures, plus an Imperial turret, transporter and command center.
- Lego “Star Wars“ SMART Play: Throne Room Duel & A-wing building set: $159.99; 962 pieces featuring three Smart Minifigures with the characters Darth Vader, Emperor Palpatine and Luke Skywalker (Jedi), as well as a brick-built A-Wing Fighter and Pilot Minifigure, two Royal Guard Minifigures, and a Smart Tag-enabled cannon turret to defend the Emperor’s Throne Room.
“For the first time in the history of Lego Star Wars, with Lego Smart Play sets, the battle comes to life, allowing fans to recreate iconic scenes and interactions, as well as create new ones,” according to Lego.
Unlike batter-powered Lego toys, these new products are wirelessly charged using a charging pad that can handle multiple bricks at one time and a battery that “will still perform after years of inactivity.”
Smart Bricks and Smart Play systems have light and sound, light sensors and inertial sensors that detect movement and gestures, allowing the new Lego tiles to connect with other Smart Bricks and NFC-equipped smart tags nearby.
According to the company, the elements will be aware of the others’ positions and orientations and can react in real time to provide an interactive experience to kids and families. Sound effects can also be added to creations as the Smart Bricks are being played with.
The bricks will also have a microphone that is used as a virtual button rather than a recording device, Lego Group spokesperson Jessica Benson explained to The Verge.
“I’ve seen it where you blow on it, if you put it on a birthday cake, for instance, it makes things happen,” she shared.
“It’s very much used as another sensor point, it’s not recording any details, it’s just picking up those inputs that are to do with sound and reacting in real time to what the kids are doing with it.”
Benson also confirmed that the new initiative contains no artificial intelligence at all, as well as no camera.
Tom Donaldson, senior vice president and head of the Creative Play Lab at the Lego Group, noted that the launch of Smart Play allows for the combination of creativity, technology and storytelling — “all without a screen.”
The Lego SMART Play All-in-One sets from LEGO Star Wars will be available for pre-order starting January 9.
