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Lego puts an ASIC and a mesh network in a 2x4 brick

development2026-01-06

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Lego unveiled the Smart Brick, a standard 2x4 block containing a 4.1-mm ASIC and BrickNet mesh networking, releasing programmable matter to children.

Reporting date: 2026-01-06 (not necessarily the event date)

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Welcome to January 6, 2026 (theinnermostloop.substack.com)

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LEGO Smart Brick

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Welcome to January 6, 2026

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Welcome to January 6, 2026

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Lego puts an ASIC and a mesh network in a 2x4 brick
Innermost Loop KB — secondary record
Reporting date: 2026-01-06
KB permalink: https://nicholsn.github.io/innermost-loop-kb/developments/2026-01-06-lego-smart-brick
Claim: Lego unveiled the Smart Brick, a standard 2x4 block containing a 4.1-mm ASIC and BrickNet mesh networking, releasing programmable matter to children.
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- Welcome to January 6, 2026 — https://theinnermostloop.substack.com/p/welcome-to-january-6-2026
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