I think Lego might be really onto something with its tech-equipped Smart Play Smart Brick sets, but is it the future of Lego sets?

Debuting at CES, LEGO’s Smart Brick blends physical toys with subtle tech to create a more responsive play world.

The Smart Brick has a 4.1mm ASIC chip inside of it that Lego says is smaller than a standard Lego stud. It runs something called the Play Engine that can sense things like motion, orientation and magnetic fields.

The LEGO Group has revealed LEGO SMART Play, a new interactive platform designed to bring LEGO builds to life without the use of screens.

The Smart Play system as a whole is going to make its debut in the Lego Star Wars theme, with—obviously—an X-Wing set and a TIE Figher set, as well as a Throne Room Duel set featuring Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader battling in front of a cackling Palpatine. Those twin lightsaber duel tags sure are going to be a whole lot of fun to play with.

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