Emerging designer and engineer.

I build hardware and the software around it, from circuit boards and firmware to the experiences that sit on top. I'm spending a gap year in the Bay Area before starting Electrical Engineering at UC Santa Cruz this fall.

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Electrical Engineering at UC Santa Cruz, starting this fallBay Area, CAExhibiting at Open Sauce, Jul 17–19

Jul 17–19 · San Mateo

Thoughtfully Engineered.

A collection of projects by Nico Brooks. This July I'm bringing my portfolio and current projects to Open Sauce in San Mateo. If you're around, I'd love to show you what I've been building and hear what you're working on too.

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In progress

Moji

A pocket-sized companion with an expressive face, games, tools, custom messages, and a local management portal.

In progress

sEMG Gesture Wearable

A wristband that reads the electrical signals in your forearm so small hand gestures can control a computer. Custom PCB, nRF52840, on-device ML, with an IMU-only variant in progress too.

Planning

Ergo Glass

A clip-on camera and sensor module for ordinary glasses. Local lifelogging hardware with explicit opt-in and a physical way to stop sensing.

Planning

Ergo

A local-first productivity workspace with on-device AI, scoped around notes, tasks, quick capture, and private personal context.