Editing Lego Technic (section)

==Overview==
The theme was introduced either as  ''Expert Builder'' or ''Technical Sets'' (depending on market) in 1977,<ref>The Unofficial LEGO Builder's Guide by Allan Bedford</ref> and was renamed ''LEGO Technic'' in 1982.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.technicopedia.com/1982.html|title=Technicopedia: 1982|work=technicopedia.com}}</ref>

Technic sets are characterized by their use of special pieces, such as gears, axles, and pins, which allow the construction of working mechanisms and mechanical structures. Other special pieces include beams and plates with holes in them, through which the axles could be installed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.technicopedia.com/1977.html|title=Technicopedia: 1977|work=technicopedia.com}}</ref> Some sets also come with [[Lego pneumatics|pneumatic]] pieces or [[electric motor]]s. In recent years, Technic pieces have begun filtering down into other Lego sets as well, including the [[Bionicle|BIONICLE]] sets (which were once sold as part of the Technic line), as well as a great many others.

The style of Lego Technic sets has been changing over time. Technic sets produced since the year 2000 use a different construction method, described as "studless construction". (Studs are the small circular knobs which appear on traditional Lego bricks.) This method utilizes beams and pins rather than Technic bricks.

[[Lego Mindstorms|Mindstorms]], a Lego line of robotic products, also uses many Technic pieces, although it is sold as a separate line of products. The latest generation of the Mindstorms range, the Robot Inventor (released October 2020), as well as its predecessors the [[Lego Mindstorms EV3|Mindstorms EV3]] (released September 2013) and the Mindstorms NXT (released August 2006), are based on the studless construction method.

In June 2023, The Lego Group built a life-size 1:1 replica of the PEUGEOT 9x8 24H Le Mans Hybrid Hypercar containing 626,392 Lego pieces.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lego.com/en-my/aboutus/news/2023/june/lego-technic-and-peugeot-celebrate-24h-le-mans |title= A Race against Time: LEGO Technic™ and PEUGEOT Celebrate Centenary of 24H Le Mans with a 24H Endurance Build Challenge |date=June 9, 2023 |website=Lego.com |publisher=Lego |access-date=June 10, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lego.com/en-my/aboutus/news/2023/june/live-at-le-mans-lego-technic-and-peugeot-24h-challenge |title= Live at Le Mans: LEGO Technic™ and PEUGEOT Pulls off 24H Endurance Build Challenge Takes the Chequered Flag |date=June 10, 2023 |website=Lego.com |publisher=Lego |access-date=June 11, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVi101YwGjM |title=See how we built an upscaled LEGO Technic Peugeot 9X8 in just 24 hours |date=July 9, 2023 |via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>