LEGO + IOT + Azure = fun!

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When LEGO Meets IoT is a deep dive into building a real-world embedded system using LEGO as the mechanical platform and Arduino as the control layer. The talk breaks down the design and implementation of a custom physical computing project that combines sensors, actuators, control logic, and IoT concepts into a connected, programmable machine. From the first prototype to a functioning system, the session explores how mechanical engineering constraints, electronics, firmware, and software architecture all have to work together. It covers modular design, sensor fusion, motion control, state-based logic, hardware abstraction, system integration, iterative prototyping, and the tradeoffs that show up when you move from concept to something that actually works in the physical world. For a technical audience, this talk shows that tools like LEGO and Arduino are not just educational toys. In the right hands, they become a fast, flexible platform for embedded development, systems design, experimentation, and innovation.

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Format: Talk / Presentation
Kind: Conference Session
Topic: Software Engineering and Architecture
Level: Beginner
Time: Oct 29, 2026, 11:45 AM
Room: Room D
Duration: 60 min
Public page: https://www.mitechcon.net/sessions/lego-iot-azure-fun/

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Jim Rieck

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Physical computing gets real when sensors, motion, firmware, and cloud have to work together. When LEGO Meets IoT is a deep dive into building a real-world embedded system using LEGO as the mechanical platform and Arduino as the control layer. The session "LEGO + IOT + Azure = fun!" picks up from there, with Jim Rieck grounding how a LEGO and Arduino build reveals IoT design tradeoffs in real implementation choices. 📅 October 28–30, 2026 📍 Oakland University, Rochester, MI 🔗 https://www.mitechcon.net/sessions/lego-iot-azure-fun/?utm_source=partner-kit&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=mitechcon-2026&utm_content=session-lego-iot-azure-fun #MITechCon #IoT #Azure #EdgeComputing

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Physical computing gets real when sensors, motion, firmware, and cloud have to work together. See how a LEGO and Arduino build reveals IoT design tradeoffs. https://www.mitechcon.net/sessions/lego-iot-azure-fun/?utm_source=partner-kit&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=mitechcon-2026&utm_content=session-lego-iot-azure-fun #MITechCon #IoT

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Feature this MITechCon 2026 session in your newsletter or email: "LEGO + IOT + Azure = fun!". Physical computing gets real when sensors, motion, firmware, and cloud have to work together. When LEGO Meets IoT is a deep dive into building a real-world embedded system using LEGO as the mechanical platform and Arduino as the control layer. The session "LEGO + IOT + Azure = fun!" picks up from there, with Jim Rieck grounding how a LEGO and Arduino build reveals IoT design tradeoffs in real implementation choices. Format: Conference Session. Topic: Software Engineering and Architecture. Level: Beginner. Scheduled for Oct 29, 2026, 11:45 AM in Room D. Learn more and share the session: https://www.mitechcon.net/sessions/lego-iot-azure-fun/?utm_source=partner-kit&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=mitechcon-2026&utm_content=session-lego-iot-azure-fun

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