LEGO has debuted the all-new Smart Brick, and Star Wars is spearheading the launch with an upcoming wave of brand-new sets featuring the new tech.

Now, Lego is bringing the culmination of this technology and play features to a galaxy far, far away with its new Smart Play system. With its unveiling at CES 2026, I had a chance to see exactly how Lego is upgrading its Star Wars collection with lights,

The brand-new, jaw-dropping Lego smart brick tech can recognize other bricks, activate effects and play music. They're debuting in Star Wars Lego sets this spring and we got an early look at CES 2026.

LEGO is introducing a new way to make its upcoming sets more interactive than ever before: Smart Play. The system uses Smart Tags, which are 2x2 tiles that house digital IDs telling nearby Lego Smart Bricks and Minifigures how to behave.

The new Star Wars sets, which incorporate Smart tech, might be cool — but fans are not abiding by the rising costs of basic sets or Lego's direction