Lego Introduces Lego Boost at CES

LegoBoostThe Lego Group unveiled Lego Boost, a building and coding set that lets kids add sound, personality, and movement to their creations, at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. Lego Boost will be available in August.

The new sets will combine classic play with a traditional Lego set with movement and sound capabilities made possible with app-based coding. Each set comes with three Boost bricks, 843 Lego elements, and a play mat. The accompanying app will be free to download.

Powered by Move Hub, a Lego stud-covered brick with a built-in tilt sensor lets kids add additional Lego elements, motors, and a sensor that combines color and distance direction. The set includes instructions for five models: Vernie the Robot, Frankie the Cat, the Guitar 4000, the Multi-Tool Rover 4, and the Autobuilder. Each is designed to give kids the basic building and coding skills needed to express their creativity. The app lets kids add voice recordings to their creations and includes more than 60 activities designed to inspire additional coding, building, and play.

The app will also include a “create canvas” with basic building instructions for three simple base models—a walking base, a driving base, and an entrance base—for kids to customize their own creations. Once kids are comfortable with building and coding the various Lego Boost models, they can use the kit to boost any Lego creation from any Lego line, including Lego City, Lego Friends, Lego Ninjago, and The Lego Batman Movie.

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Maddie Michalik

Maddie Michalik

Maddie Michalik was the Editor-in-Chief of The Toy Book from 2020-2022. She was also a Senior Editor at The Toy Insider and The Pop Insider.

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