The new brick will make play more interactive for Kentucky kids and families. Sets will release in March, and preorders start in January.

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.

LEGO has announced a huge update to its bricks, which the company is calling "one of the most significant evolutions" in 50 years.

The Smart Play system as a whole is going to make its debut in the Lego Star Wars theme, with—obviously—an X-Wing set and a TIE Figher set, as well as a Throne Room Duel set featuring Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader battling in front of a cackling Palpatine. Those twin lightsaber duel tags sure are going to be a whole lot of fun to play with.

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JANUARY 05: Julia Goldin, Chief Product & Marketing Officer, the LEGO Group on stage during the LEGO SMART Play launch event at Mandalay Bay Convention Center on January 05, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images for The LEGO Group)

Lego is rolling out a high-tech twist on its classic bricks, though not everyone is thrilled about it. At CES 2026 in Las Vegas, the Danish company introduced "Smart Bricks," sensor-packed tiny blocks that light up,

Lego is launching a first-of-its-kind “smart brick”, which the Danish toy maker has described as its “biggest innovation” in decades. The new brick looks and clicks into place like a regular one but its advanced electronics sense other smart bricks and minifigures and respond with real-time audio or light effects.