Opinion

The nature of design and how wonderful ABS plastic can be

Posted by Al Dean - March 4, 2020

With the passing of Lego Minifigure designer Jens Nygaard Knudsen, Al Dean ponders the nature of design, how materials choices…

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News

WATCH // Full size, drivable Bugatti Chiron made out of… LEGO!

Posted by Stephen Holmes - August 30, 2018

https://giphy.com/embed/1wPWMennayQojBWQuB Down tools everyone, and turn up your inner child excitement levels to 11 – LEGO has only gone out…

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News

WATCH // Record breaking ‘Great Ball Contraption’ build

Posted by Stephen Holmes - August 9, 2018

https://youtube.com/watch?v=8TlNdNuyQ38%3Frel%3D0%26controls%3D0%26showinfo%3D0 This record-breaking ball contraption, made up of a staggering 259 individual modules, is so big it takes 40 minutes…

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Features

Bright Bricks gets creative with Lego

Posted by Tanya Weaver - February 19, 2018

In an unassuming factory in Bordon, Hampshire, Lego bricks are being used to construct larger than-life models from elephants to…

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News

Combine automation with LEGO Mindstorms in COPA-DATA’s zenon Challenge

Posted by Tanya Weaver - September 26, 2014

z.T is the official 2014 zenon Challenge mascot. The competition combines the complexity of the automation industry with the creativity…

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News

LEGO Technic and Volvo partner to create six-cylinder Wheel Loader

Posted by Tanya Weaver - July 29, 2014

The 2kg remote controlled loader not only drives, steers and lifts but also loads just like its 55 tonne equivalent

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Product Design

The eternal charm of Lego

Posted by DEVELOP3D - May 1, 2014

We all seem to love Lego but what is it about this humble brick that has captured the imaginations of…

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News

Brick battle: LEGO looking to replace ABS material for sustainable alternative

Posted by Stephen Holmes - February 19, 2014

An iconic toy and tool for almost every product designer, LEGO is facing a materials conundrum in its quest to…

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News

Lego tops designers’ and engineers’ toy lists

Posted by Tanya Weaver - January 3, 2014

Do the toys we play with as children inspire our future career choice? This is the question I was pondering…

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News

Half a million Lego pieces + 256 pistons = 1 life-size 20mph car

Posted by Tanya Weaver - December 19, 2013

In a flight of fancy, Australian entrepreneur Steve Sammartino dreamed up an idea of making a car from Lego pieces.…

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