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Expertise

What we do, and where we go deep.

Seven capabilities that cover the path from idea to shipped unit, and four domains where we know the failure modes. Open any row for the detail.

Capabilities

The whole path, from idea to shipped unit.

Electronics & PCB design

Schematic to layout to bring-up.

  • Multi-layer layout, controlled impedance where it matters
  • Power trees, battery management and charging
  • Sensor front-ends and mixed-signal design
  • DFM and DFA review with your fab and assembler
  • Bring-up, debug and revision planning

Firmware & embedded

Drivers, wireless, low power, over-the-air updates.

  • STM32, ESP32, nRF, RP2040 and Linux-class SoCs
  • BLE, Wi-Fi, LoRa and cellular integration
  • Secure boot, OTA and device provisioning
  • Power budgeting and sleep-state design
  • Hardware-in-the-loop test setups

Software & tooling

Companion apps, dashboards, test automation.

  • Web and desktop tools for configuration and diagnostics
  • Telemetry pipelines and dashboards
  • Production test software and reporting
  • CI for firmware and hardware artefacts

Mechanical & thermal

Enclosures, seals, heat paths, DFM.

  • Enclosure design from concept to production drawings
  • Thermal analysis and heat-path design
  • Ingress protection, gaskets and sealing
  • Tolerance stacks and fit checks
  • DFM for machining, sheet metal and moulding

Prototyping & small batches

First article to pilot run.

  • Quick-turn PCBs, printed and machined parts
  • Pilot runs of tens to hundreds of units
  • Supplier sourcing and quoting
  • Work instructions and assembly documentation
  • BOM management and part-number control

Test, QC & reliability

Jigs, inspection criteria, failure analysis.

  • Functional test jigs and fixtures
  • Inspection criteria and acceptance sampling
  • Burn-in, environmental and drop testing
  • Failure analysis and corrective actions
  • Traceability, serialisation and records

Product discovery & identity

Requirements, sprints, a name and a logo.

  • Customer interviews and requirement synthesis
  • Design-thinking workshops and sprints
  • Concept selection with clear trade-offs
  • Naming, logo and a lightweight identity system

Domains

Four domains we know from the inside.

UAV & robotics

From a fuzzy problem to a written problem statement, an architecture and a test plan.

  • Problem statements and feasibility studies
  • Payload integration: sensors, gimbals, compute
  • Flight electronics, power and telemetry
  • Ground stations and data handling
  • Test plans that keep you safe and compliant

Handheld & embedded devices

Battery, screen, radio, real thermal limits. Our own Lab hardware lives here.

  • Compact multi-board designs
  • Display, input and audio integration
  • Battery life that matches the spec sheet
  • Enclosures that feel finished

IoT & sensing

Nodes, gateways, data pipelines, and the fleet plumbing that makes a deployment stick.

  • Low-power sensor nodes and gateways
  • MQTT, time-series storage and dashboards
  • Calibration and data quality
  • Fleet provisioning and updates

Industrial tools & test equipment

Fixtures, instruments and automation built to survive a workshop.

  • Test fixtures and measurement rigs
  • Data loggers and instrument control
  • Machine retrofits and interfaces
  • Documentation your technicians will read

UAV problem statements

Bring us a fuzzy problem. Leave with a plan.

Most UAV projects fail before the first flight because the problem was never written down. We start there.

  1. 01

    Frame

    What must it do, where, for how long, carrying what? We write the problem statement with you.

  2. 02

    Explore

    Two or three candidate architectures with honest trade-offs.

  3. 03

    De-risk

    The riskiest assumption gets tested before anything is bought. Regulatory constraints checked here, not at the end.

  4. 04

    Plan

    A build and test plan with cost, schedule and go/no-go points.

Usually two to four weeks, run as a project.

Not sure which capability you need?

Describe the problem, not the solution. Working out which disciplines it touches is part of the job.