This is the massive $250 'Star Wars' Lego set every fan will want
This year, Lego will release 25 new "Star Wars" sets. I checked out a large collection of them recently at New York Toy Fair. Not only will the new sets reimagine scenes from "Star Wars: The Force...
View ArticleThis Lego solar system is incredibly accurate
Jason Allemann of JK Brickworks built a Lego model of the earth, moon, and sun, whose rotations are surprisingly accurate.Story and editing by Carl MuellerFollow INSIDER Design on FacebookFollow...
View ArticleThis artist recreates iconic Chinese architecture with Legos
It took Andy Hung, one of only 13 Lego Certified Professionals worldwide, three months to build the Forbidden City with Legos, and another two to make Studio City, a resort in Macau. Take a peek...
View ArticleThe hottest new game for adults is a type of LEGO-magnet hybrid
When Magination was put on Kickstarter last year, it took 50 minutes to reach its fundraising goal. Like LEGOs, the toys can be used for unlimited combinations. They're shipping now, and prices for...
View ArticleSomeone made a working conveyor belt sushi restaurant out of Legos
Dr. Peisan makes automated Lego creations. His most intricate one yet is this sushi restaurant. It has a motorized conveyor belt that actually runs, giving Lego food to the colorful characters...
View ArticleIf you love Legos and you love Porsches, you're about to be very happy
The love of cars and of Lego, the ubiquitous brick-building toy, often intersect.But the latest set from the Danish toy maker, not new to making very realistic models of cars, is attracting a lot of...
View ArticleResearchers used Lego to get past a new kind of smartphone security
Researchers have found a reliable way of getting past a type of device security using a robot built with Lego, Motherboard reports.One way to secure your mobile phone or tablet is something called...
View ArticleHere's how to make Lego gummies that actually work
You can make Lego gummy snacks — that you can actually build things with — with some basic ingredients and the right molding techniques. Grant Thompson shows us how it's done.Written by Jacob Shamsian...
View ArticleA kid destroyed a $15,000 'Zootopia'-themed Lego sculpture that took three...
It's official: children can't be trusted, especially around fragile toys.Chinese artist Zhao built a giant Lego replica of Nick, the fox from "Zootopia."According to CCTV News, Zhao spent three days...
View ArticleThis guy quit being a Wall Street lawyer to become a Lego artist — now he's...
Nathan Sawaya makes a living playing with Legos. Sawaya, 42, began his career as a lawyer on Wall Street. But he was constantly dogged by a yearning to do more creative work. Eventually, he happened...
View ArticleLego's new headquarters is like a real-life Lego building
If you ever had a childhood dream of walking inside a real-life Lego building, that fantasy could soon become a reality —if you visit Billund, Denmark.Lego will soon build a 560,000-square-foot...
View ArticleThese life-size superhero sculptures were built from more than 20,000 Lego...
From July 21 to 24, more than 150,000 comic enthusiasts from all over the world will flock to San Diego for this year's Comic-Con, where film characters for superhero movies will be unveiled.To create...
View ArticleAn artist made a realistic Lego minifigure costume that's super creepy
It would be great if you could bring your toys to life.But not like this.Makeup artist Frank Ippilotomade a life-sized Lego minifigure costume. He calls it "Creepyfig," because, I assume, it's really...
View ArticleInside the Lego studio where Master Builders create incredible life-size...
When playing with Legos, you can spend all day building anything you could dream up.For Mark Roe, that's a day job — he's one of eight Master Builders in the entire world.Over his 22-year career with...
View ArticleCheck out some of NASA's unsung women heroes — in Lego form
Despite the major contributions they've made to the U.S. space program, the women of NASA have struggled to get the recognition they deserve.Maia Weinstock, deputy editor of MIT News and...
View ArticleThese toy construction bricks can bounce, spring, and flex
Flexo is a company which uses rigid construction bricks along with plastic "tendons."It means you can make toy models that bounce, spring and flex. The tendons bend up to 180 degrees and can be used...
View ArticleInside MIT's bonkers, $60 million-per-year laboratory for geniuses
Founded in 1985, the MIT Media Lab is one of the strangest and most exciting academic institutions in the world.Housed across two buildings on the prestigious university's Cambridge, Massachusetts...
View ArticleLego's headquarters is about to get a huge renovation, and it looks amazing
Lego products have been loved by children and adults all around the world for decades. Their headquarters in Denmark is about to get a huge renovation.Video courtesy of The Lego GroupFollow TI: On...
View ArticleThese 2 life-size superheroes made out of Legos took over 100 hours to make
Batman and Superman may have faced off against each other this year, but the real superhero (or should we say villainness) of 2016 is Harley Quinn.Now, she's making the leap from the DC universe to the...
View ArticleThis Lego-style home can be built in a few weeks with just a screwdriver
If you can put together an Ikea bookcase, you're one screwdriver away from building a whole house. A French design studio has created the PopUp House, a custom home building system that can be...
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