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Lego releases new tech-packed smart bricks

A Smart Brick from a "Star Wars" Lego set. (Courtesy of The Lego Group)
Courtesy of The Lego Group
A Smart Brick from a "Star Wars" Lego set. (Courtesy of The Lego Group)

Lego has unveiled a brand-new line of technology-filled bricks as part of a new system called Smart Play.

This new line is Lego’s biggest technology leap forward in decades.

For more, host Indira Lakshmanan talks with the LEGO Group’s Jared Carr, senior vice president for the Americas market group, and brand manager Jederick Estrella, to demonstrate how the new bricks work.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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