I've built a few advanced LEGO sets, many for IGN. But building the new LEGO R2-D2 was challenging and difficult in a way that those builds were not. This is not a build designed for multitasking, ...

Lego Star Wars SMART Play: Darth Vader’s TIE Fighter: This set contains 473 pieces to build the TIE Fighter, an outpost, and ...

For now, the only Smart Play sets available are the Lego Star Wars sets, and you can’t buy a Smart Brick on its own – you’ll ...

The new Smart Play system centers around a new Lego Smart Brick that can play sounds, light up, and interact with other ...

LEGO made a monumental impact at Star Wars Celebration 2024, commemorating the 25th anniversary of LEGO Star Wars with a ...

Neat idea, but with no mention of a dev kit it's another sign of Lego's descent into designing nothing but fun on rails ...

These “Smart Bricks” and “Smart Play” initiatives, just announced at CES 2026, aren’t like the huge Lego Mario toys that ...

The Smart Brick looks very similar to a normal 2x4 Lego brick, but it contains a custom Application Specific Integrated ...

European starlings were the best at imitating R2-D2's multphonic sounds because they can control both sides of both sides of the syrinx independently, the researchers say. Pexels Birds have shown the ...

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A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, R2-D2 beeped and booped—and now birds that copy the Star Wars character are giving scientists fresh insight into how different species imitate complex sounds ...

Rivian (RIVN) has officially started rolling out validation units of its highly anticipated R2 electric SUV from its factory ...