“I’m obsessed.” “This is even cooler than I imagined.” “I’m a Lego nerd, so I’m psyched to put these to the test.” These are just some of the reactions my fellow CES colleagues made about the Lego Smart Bricks I saw at CES 2026 in Las Vegas. The tech-packed toys include an array of sensors capable of detecting other nearby building blocks, lighting up and playing music. There’s also the coolest Star Wars sound effect tie-in, but you’ll have to read on for more on that.  Star Wars Lego sets made with the new smart bricks arrive on March 1. And yes, that means TIE Fighters and smart Star Wars minifigures that will interact, making sounds and activating lights. Lego has had complex robotics kits before in several iterations — I remember when Lego had color-aware sensors in bricks and accelerometers. And I played with the Super Mario Lego sets that had little figures that could bop on other bricks and play games. These new smart bricks look like a fusion of some of those ideas, but …