Watch GRiSP conference talks in one place
We have updated the Developer Resources Watch and Learn section on GRiSP.org. It now brings together conference talks from 2016 to 2025 that show how we use GRiSP, Erlang and Elixir in embedded and distributed systems.
Instead of searching through conference programmes and video platforms, you now have one place where you can see what the team has been building and testing over the years.
What you can watch
The list covers topics that are relevant if you work with embedded systems, IoT or distributed services.
Some examples:
- Squeezing the BEAM into 16MB (Peer Stritzinger) from Code BEAM Lite STO 2025, where Peer shows how we run the Erlang virtual machine (the BEAM) in very tight memory on GRiSP Nano.
- Exploring BEAM European Community (Icia Carro and Maria Jose Gavilan) from Code BEAM Europe 2024, where they talk about the BEAM community in Europe and how GRiSP fits into that picture.
- Smart Mapping: Optimising Compute Across Cloud and Edge in IoT Networks (Peer Stritzinger), which looks at how to place computation between cloud and edge devices.
- Robotics talks such as ROSiE: The Robot Operating System in Erlang (Luca Succi) and Robotics and Sensors Using Erlang (Peer Stritzinger), which show GRiSP in practical robot and sensor setups.
- Earlier work on wireless embedded Erlang applications with GRiSP boards and toolchain (Peer Stritzinger), from Erlang User Conference, Lambda Days and Erlang Factory events.
You will also find talks about networking, home automation and the Erlang Ecosystem Foundation, all linked from the same page.
Why we collected these talks
Over more than a decade, Peer Stritzinger GmbH has taken GRiSP to different conferences and user groups. Each talk focuses on a concrete problem:
- running Erlang in small memory footprints,
- connecting sensors and actuators in real time,
- deciding what should run on the device and what should stay in the cloud,
- or making robot behaviour easier to reason about.
Seen together, they show how the GRiSP ecosystem has grown from early wireless boards to GRiSP 2, GRiSP Nano and GRiSP.io.
If you work in a team where some people focus on embedded hardware and others on distributed software, these recordings can help everyone see the same system from different angles.
Where to start
You can browse all videos on the Developer Resources page under Watch and Learn:
A few simple ways to use the page:
- If you are new to GRiSP, start with the earlier talks on wireless embedded Erlang applications to see the original ideas.
- If you care about constraints, watch the Nano and 16 MB talks to see how we handle limited memory and real time behaviour.
- If you are planning a project around robotics or industrial equipment, look at the robot and sensor talks for concrete setups.
We will keep adding new recordings as they appear at Code BEAM and other events, so you can follow how the work continues.
If you are already using GRiSP in your own projects and would like to share what you are building, we are always interested to hear from you at grisp@stritzinger.com.