When I joined Dr Jose Cano Reyes’ research group at the University of Glasgow in 2019, our focus was on the performance of deep learning workloads on heterogeneous edge devices.

One of my responsibilities was to set up a “device zoo” of edge devices. We had a range of devices, from Raspberry Pi 3s to NVIDIA Jetson Nanos, and I had to find a way to manage them all.

3D printed cases were a common solution, but I wanted something more flexible and modular. I decided to use LEGO bricks to create a stack of devices that could be easily rearranged and expanded as needed.

I purchased a large set of LEGO bricks 2nd hand from BrickLink.