Lego packs an electronics platform with 3D magnetic tracking, multi-radio communication, and inductive charging into a brick. Patents reveal how.

The Smart Brick looks very similar to a normal 2x4 Lego brick, but it contains a custom Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) chip which is smaller than one of the studs on the brick itself. It’s joined by an accelerometer and a copper coil, and Lego has created its own Play Engine and Neighbor Position Measurement (NPM) system.

LEGO has revealed the next level of bricks as they debut their new SmartBrick sets, which all bring life to your sets starting with Star Wars

Just because LEGO Technic is technically a toy doesn’t mean that you cannot do solid engineering with it, like building air-powered engines. After first building a simple air-powered piston

YouTuber Beyond the Brick recently shared a video on some mighty impressive Lego diesel engine replicas, specifically, the amazing work of Stefan Weinert. Weinert is a purist when it comes to his builds. He eschews the use of glue or alternative fastening ...

Today, Kirby’s focus has shifted toward following industry news, and he has a sincere passion for one-off and tuned vehicles, car toys (especially LEGO brand,) and anything else even closely related to cars. You can also, on occasion, catch him playing ...

Rolls-Royce has unveiled a new cut out of one of their Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines, at the Farnborough International Airshow this week. But rather than being made of steel and electronics, the Trent 1000 engine is made completely of Lego. 152,455 Lego ...