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Lego stuffed an entire computer into a standard brick

Ellsworth Toohey
Feb 18, 2026
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LEGO Smart Bricks

Lego discontinued Mindstorms at the end of 2022. Here’s what replaced it: a custom chip smaller than a pencil eraser inside a standard-sized 2-by-4 brick.

The SMART Brick houses an LED array, accelerometer, light and sound sensors, a miniature speaker, an analog synthesizer, a battery with wireless charging, and copper coils made from 10…

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