Founded & led by Layeq Ali
Embedded systems & robots, built to ship, not just demo.
NERD designs and builds embedded firmware, robotic platforms and applied-AI systems, from a first prototype on the bench to a fielded, production-ready build.
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R&D projects across industry & prototyping
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Years, academia & industry experience
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Leadership & vision
Meet the founder
With 9+ years of experience spanning embedded systems, robotics, and applied AI, I founded NERD to bridge the gap between initial concept and field-ready engineering. I lead our team in designing production-ready firmware, custom hardware architectures, and intelligent autonomous platforms.
Layeq Ali
Founder & Lead Engineer
Layeq Ali
Founder & Lead Engineer
What we offer
Hardware & firmware ecosystems
Embedded firmware, custom PCBs, edge AI, robotics motion control, and secure wireless systems.
Featured projects
Engineering portfolio
Explore our engineering builds spanning autonomous systems, edge AI, custom PCB architecture, and industrial automation. Filter by domain below.
Humanoid Biped Robot (ESP32)
Embedded motion control, balance and wireless communication on an ESP32-driven bipedal platform.
AI-Based Agricultural Drone
Real-time fruit monitoring using computer vision and live video streaming from an AI-enabled drone.
Smart Autonomous Seeding Robot
Autonomous soil digging, seed placement and automated precision seeding in a single field robot.
AI Smart Glasses, Visually Impaired
ESP32-CAM smart glasses delivering real-time object detection and voice assistance.
Industrial 5-Axis Robotic Arm
Five-axis arm engineered for automated pick-and-place and industrial object sorting.
Crop Disease Detection (ML App)
A machine-learning mobile app that detects crop disease in real time from leaf images.
How we work
A five-stage build process
The same process behind every project, whether the deliverable is a fielded robot or a production firmware build.
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Discover & Scope
Requirements and success criteria defined up front.
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Design & Prototype
Architecture, circuit/mechanical design and a working proof-of-concept.
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Build & Integrate
Firmware, hardware and AI engineered and integrated end-to-end.
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Test & Deploy
Field validation, iteration and deployment to production use.
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Train & Hand Off
Documentation, training and, where relevant, curriculum hand-off.
Technical capabilities
Engineering stack & core expertise
We combine low-level hardware design with modern edge intelligence and cloud architecture to deliver end-to-end production systems.
Embedded Systems & Firmware
Bare-metal and RTOS firmware engineering for real-time control, peripheral interfacing, and low-power microcontrollers.
Artificial Intelligence & Vision
Deployment of lightweight neural networks, object detection models, and vision algorithms directly onto edge hardware.
IoT & Wireless Architecture
Secure device networking, telemetry pipelines, and over-the-air firmware update infrastructures for connected systems.
Hardware, CAD & Design
Custom PCB layout, mechanical enclosure modeling, rapid prototyping, and hardware-in-the-loop system validation.
Get in touch
Let’s build together
Whether you need end-to-end embedded development, custom PCB engineering, edge AI deployment, or full robotics integration, let’s discuss your product timeline and technical specs.