Nico Brooks
Emerging designer and engineer in the Bay Area, starting Electrical Engineering at UC Santa Cruz this fall. I build complete systems: boards, firmware, enclosures, and the software people actually use.
Lately
This year has been mostly hardware: Moji, a pocket-sized companion with a face and a personality of its own, and a wrist-worn sEMG wearable for gesture control. I also rebuilt two earlier projects, a self-balancing vehicle and BrooksBoard, with cleaner electronics, firmware, and mechanical decisions.
Outside of building
I work part time at the Hiller Aviation Museum and spend a lot of time at conferences and meetups around the Bay Area across AI, engineering, and leadership. Away from a desk, I swim daily with Stanford Masters and spend time outside with underwater hockey and backpacking whenever I can make the time. I volunteer as a hardware and electronics designer for the artist Tara de la Garza, whose work turns locally collected plastic into art.
Say hello
The best starting point is the Work page. For questions, collaborations, or hardware conversations, email nico@nicobrooks.io.