This semi-secret Lego Smart Brick feature gives it even more potential
The "Lego Ruler". | Photo by Sean Hollister / The Verge
We just gave the Lego Smart Brick our Best In Show award at CES 2026, and I wanted to stop by The Lego Group's suite to get a last glimpse before I left Las Vegas.
To my surprise, the company showed off one more feature I didn't see during my first demo, perhaps the most impressive one should these bricks make their way to adult builders: precise distance measurement.
Lego Group design manager Maarten Simons whipped out a...