Aurajoki Overflow: Embedded Engineering - Sponsored by Reaktor

Welcome to the Aurajoki Overflow March meetup!

It's our first Aurajoki Overflow for the year 2026 and we are happy to be hosted by Reaktor!

Our first meetup of the spring season will be happening on Wednesday, 18th of March.

The March meetup is sponsored and made possible by Reaktor.

In this month's meetup we will dive into the world of embedded engineering. We will explore how you can automate your home with nothing but Go, as well as hop on a fast track to modern embedded DIY.

Schedule:

18:00 Welcome! Beverages and snacks!
18:10 Introduction to the meetup and a word from our sponsor Reaktor.
18:15 Olli Raula: Take Control: Scratch-Built Home Automation with Go
19:00 Break with refreshments, snacks and food
19:15 Elias Motornyy: The Do's and Don'ts of DIY: Starting Your Embedded Project in 2026
20:00 Hanging out, Lightning Talks, Relaxing

Sauna will be warm from 20:00 onwards!

Olli Raula: Take Control: Scratch-Built Home Automation with Go

No frameworks. No dependencies. No fancy tools. Zero YAML.
Just code that works.

Elias Motornyy: The Do's and Don'ts of DIY: Starting Your Embedded Project in 2026

Ready to build? This is your fast track to modern embedded DIY in 2026. We cut past the old hardware and show you how to pick the right chips with a clear list of project-saving Do's and time-wasting Don'ts.