New Year, New Bot - Build Its AI Brain with .NET and Aspire
In this session, dotnet focuses on the backend work that turns the StackChan from Episode 1 into a responsive AI companion, using .NET Aspire to build and run the connected components.
Connecting the backend to StackChan
The session builds the robot’s AI brain as a .NET backend orchestrated through .NET Aspire. It connects that backend to the physical StackChan desk robot introduced in Episode 1 and brings the components together into an end-to-end interaction.
The development workflow covers:
- Connecting the .NET backend to StackChan.
- Adding the services needed to support the interaction.
- Adding observability for local development.
- Using Aspire to build and run the pieces of the connected AI companion.
The focus is on making the backend and physical robot work together, with local observability supporting development of the complete interaction.