![]() We’ve covered LEGO from stem to stern on this site, but if you’ve been building advanced sets for years, maybe you’re ready to start designing LEGO creations of your own. The little building blocks have acquired a devoted following the world over, from both kids and adults. ![]() Allowing the company to build up a database of the actual bricks that a user has in their possession, thus gaining some insights into the collections of sets that they own, would undoubtedly be valuable data to Lego.įor now the Brickit app is limited to iOS, but the company’s website indicates the team has aims to launch an Android app by the fall. LEGO® Builder is the official app to find and save digital PDF & 3D LEGO building instructions for your LEGO construction sets. At this point, LEGO isn’t just a toy, it’s a way of life. With Lego’s 2019 acquisition of BrickLink, it’s clear the company has been aiming to capture more of the community fandom around aftermarket creations. ![]() There’s a lot more that Brickit could do with first-party access, mainly in terms of access to integrations with existing libraries of Lego instructions. Hopefully that’s enough to prevent Lego from overzealously siccing its lawyers on them, but given the app’s impressive use of Apple hardware, it really seems like the company would be better off acquiring the app. The App Store’s disclaimer page is quick to specify that this is not an app built by the Lego Group and that its developers are just fans of the product, not employees of the company. LOGIN REGISTER FAQ US USD Build MOCs Find MOCs Alternate. The most impressive element of the app is its speed - the app is able to make sense of hundreds of bricks in a pile within seconds.Īs is, the app is a bit limited by the fact that it’s a third-party design. Browse the Technic themed LEGO sets in the Rebrickable database. From there the app is able to quickly analyze and identify bricks in the collection and serve up some fun little projects that users have all or most of the bricks they need to build. ![]() The new app Brickit is aiming to one-up what even the Lego Group has created with an app that uses computer-vision tech to quickly make sense of a mountain of bricks.Īll users need to do is haphazardly dump Legos into a single layer on the floor. Lego has worked extremely closely with Apple over the years, experimenting with unreleased iOS tech and demoing it onstage at launch events like WWDC this has included some pretty heavy tinkering on the augmented reality ARKit platform that they’ve integrated several of their play sets with, adding digital experiences to the physical toys.īut one of the most impressive integrations between iOS tech and physical Lego bricks just popped up on the App Store, and it’s built by a team of fans. ![]()
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