Overview
- Preorders are live for three Star Wars Smart Play sets—Darth Vader’s TIE Fighter ($69.99), Luke’s Red Five X‑Wing ($89.99–$100), and Throne Room Duel & A‑Wing ($159.99)—with shipments scheduled for March 1, 2026.
- The Smart Brick integrates accelerometers, light and sound sensing, LEDs and a speaker with an onboard synthesizer, recognizes Smart Tags and Smart Minifigures via embedded identifiers, charges wirelessly, and can receive app‑delivered updates without requiring a constant internet connection.
- CES demos and hands‑on sessions showed ships emitting motion‑based engine and blaster effects, figures reacting to proximity, multi‑brick interactions during battles, and repair or refueling sequences enabled by contextual tags.
- Lego positions Smart Play as a screen‑free evolution of its system supported by more than 20 patented technologies after about eight years of development, with the debut sets produced in collaboration with Disney and Lucasfilm.
- Early reaction from adult fans is mixed, with praise for new storytelling possibilities balanced by concerns over higher prices and the initial focus on licensed sets; Smart Bricks are not sold separately at launch and each set includes a wireless charger.