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Back in February 2022, The LEGO Foundation started an initiative to donate LEGO MRI Scanners to hospitals worldwide to help ease children’s fears of using the machine. Today LEGO has announced that over one million children around the world have used the LEGO MRI Scanner set to reduce anxiety. Since 2023, more than 10,000 LEGO MRI Scanner sets have been donated to hospitals and health professionals around the world.

Play-based LEGO® MRI Scanner set reduces anxiety and sedation for children in hospitals worldwide

BILLUND, DENMARK, 13 October 2025 – Over one million children around the world have used the LEGO Group’s MRI Scanner set, helping transform a potentially stressful medical procedure through a playful, hands-on learning experience.

The set, which features a scanner, patient bed, waiting room, scanning room, staff minifigures and medical accessories, was designed by the LEGO Group and the LEGO Foundation to help children understand MRI procedures by learning through play. MRI scans are frequently used in pediatric care because they do not use radiation. But for many children, the experience can be overwhelming requiring them to lie still in a large, noisy machine for extended periods. As a result, sedation or general anesthesia is often used.

New research conducted by the LEGO Group revealed that 96% of healthcare professionals globally who used the LEGO MRI Scanner set say the model helps alleviate children’s anxiety, and 46% report that it has reduced the need for sedation or anesthesia during MRI procedures.

Since 2023, more than 10,000 LEGO MRI Scanner sets have been

The new LEGO factory in Virginia has reached a major construction milestone with the placement of the final steel beam on the main production building’s frame. The steel topping out marks the start of the next phase of construction for the factory which still remains on track to begin production in 2027. We’ve already touched on this before but there will be over 1,700 positions and you can sign up to get notified of any openings.

LEGO Manufacturing Virginia reaches major construction milestone at new U.S. factory ahead of 2027 opening

• The final steel beam was raised on the LEGO Group’s U.S. factory, marking progress towards the next construction phase.
• The over US $1.5 billion investment includes the factory and a regional distribution center. The factory will create more than 1,700 jobs and is set to open in 2027.
• The steel topping out milestone was celebrated with a signed beam and a 2.5-foot LEGO® brick tree – a playful take on the construction tradition.

VIRGINIA, USA, OCTOBER 1, 2025: Today, the LEGO Group’s U.S. factory site marked a major construction milestone with the placement of the final steel beam on the main production building’s frame. The symbolic ‘topping out’ moment signals the start of the next phase of construction for the state-of-the-art facility, which remains on track to begin production in 2027.

Jesus Ibañez, General Manager of LEGO Manufacturing Virginia, said: “This steel topping out marks a significant moment in our journey to build and open our new U.S. factory, bringing creativity and