Martin Fernandez, RicardoGarcía Loro, FélixSancristóbal Ruiz, ElioRodríguez Artacho, MiguelSaliah Hassane, HamadouCastro Gil, Manuel Alonso2025-10-282025-10-282025-01-01Ricardo Martin Fernandez, Felix Garcia Loro, Elio Sancristóbal, Miguel Rodriguez-Artacho, Hamadou Saliah-Hassane, Manuel Castro. Building Compliant Pocket Labs with IEEE STD 1876-2019: A Step Forward. IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies. 20251939-1382https://doi.org/10.1109/TLT.2025.3624024https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14468/30651The registered version of this article, first published in “IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, 2025", is available online at the publisher's website: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), https://doi.org/10.1109/TLT.2025.3624024La versión registrada de este artículo, publicado por primera vez en “IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, 2025", está disponible en línea en el sitio web del editor: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), https://doi.org/10.1109/TLT.2025.3624024The adoption of standards plays a decisive role in achieving interoperability in educational technology. Remote laboratories have already proven their value in engineering education, but the variety of isolated solutions limits the consolidation of a shared framework. This paper explores how Pocket Labs —decentralized, low-cost remote laboratories— can be aligned with the IEEE 1876-2019 standard and outlines a roadmap for their integration into the Lab as a Service (LaaS) and Learning Object layers defined by the standard. Using a case study based on accessible hardware, we show that it is possible to create compliant laboratories while remaining adaptable to contexts where traditional infrastructures are not available. Beyond the technical alignment, the study examines how Pocket Labs can enrich learning by supporting experimental practice and teamwork by means of a comparison with initiatives such as LabsLand and WebLab-Deusto and illustrates both shared challenges and specific advantages of this approach and how they tackle with the compliance requirements of the standard.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess3306 Ingeniería y tecnología eléctricasartículoPocket labIEEE STD 1876-2019Experimental educationLearning ObjectLab as a Service