Last week at CES, Lego introduced its new Smart Play system, with a tech-packed Smart Brick that can recognize and interact ...

The Smart Brick, shown publicly for the first time at CES 2026, is built around a custom ASIC smaller than a single Lego stud. It includes ...

Eight years of development have produced a computer small enough to fit inside a classic 2x4 brick. But do kids really need a ...

Lego has officially announced a new 2x4 "smart brick" at CES 2026 this week. It's apparently the "most significant evolution" in the Lego system since the release of the Minifigure in 1978 and is part ...

Teachers of years 1-10 see the benefits of hands-on computer science and AI education but lack the right tools to engage ...

Did you know that Lego Education was an actual department? It is, and it's about to drop a bunch of computer science and ...

In the Star Wars sets launching with Smart Play in March, the Emperor minifig will play the Imperial March when you sit him on this throne. Ships can blast at each other with laser noises, and ...

LEGO has announced its latest ambition: the Smart Play system. Essentially, the Smart bricks are the classic 2X4 Lego bricks with a tiny computer and lights inside. When the computer detects an ...

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Year 1-9 teachers see benefits of hands-on computer science and AI education but lack the right tools to engage students, according to a new report, 'Building the Future: A Global Report on ...

The Danish toymaker that built a global empire on interlocking plastic bricks has unveiled what executives are calling the most significant evolution in its 93-year history: a tiny computer embedded ...