Lego has unveiled its new Smart Bricks at CES 2026, marking one of the biggest changes to the toy bricks in decades. The Smart Bricks contain a chip the size of a single stud, packed with sensors including light, sound, an accelerometer and a tiny speaker. They are the centrepiece of Lego’s Smart Play ecosystem, coming to life when paired with Smart Tags or Smart Minifigures.
Smart Tags are chips built into sets that deliver instructions when near a Smart Brick, while Smart Minifigures are standard figures with embedded identifiers. Each Smart Brick comes with a wireless charging pad, offering 45 minutes of play on a full charge that takes a couple of hours. The brick powers down automatically when not in use.
Currently, only three Lego Star Wars sets are available, and Smart Bricks cannot be bought separately. Pre-orders are open now for the Darth Vader set (473 pieces, £TBC), the X-wing Starfighter set (584 pieces, £TBC) and the Death Star Duel set (962 pieces, £TBC), all shipping on 1 March.
At CES, senior tech critic Alex Lee tested the sets, recreating iconic scenes with sound effects and interactive play. The Smart Play ecosystem also demonstrated versatility beyond Star Wars, with a duck build quacking and a birthday dinosaur playing “Happy Birthday”.
