About

Hi, I'm Nikhil.

I run TechProgeny, an embedded systems consultancy in Whitefield, Bengaluru.

Seven years and 29+ shipped products, from 8-bit AVR boards to Rockchip and NXP Linux SoCs running neural networks.

I have led embedded engineering teams and now lead edge AI work, taking on a limited number of consulting projects alongside. The work I enjoy most sits where hardware and software meet: a sensor that will not stream, firmware that only fails in the field, or a model that has to hit a frame rate on a small chip.

7+years
29+products
13silicon families
Linux & BSPYocto, Buildroot, U-Boot, kernel drivers, device tree
CamerasMIPI CSI, V4L2, ISP and IQ tuning
Edge AIRKNN, Kneron, TFLite, ESP-DL, OpenCV
FirmwareC, C++, Rust, FreeRTOS, Zephyr, bare metal
WirelessBLE, Wi-Fi, LoRa, LTE, NB-IoT, NFC
RoboticsROS 2, CAN FD, sensor fusion
SecuritySecure boot, flash encryption, OTA A/B
HardwareSchematic review, PCB design, bring-up

Silicon I work with

Rockchip RV1106Camera + NPU SoC
Rockchip RK3566Linux SoC BSP
NXP i.MXYocto bring-up
KneronNPU deployment
Milk-VRISC-V Linux
Renesas RAFSP firmware
Nordic nRF52Low-power BLE
STM32Precision firmware
TIUltra-low power
MicrochipPIC and SAM
ESP32Wireless + real-time
WCH CH32VLow-cost RISC-V
AVR8-bit reliability
Edge AI on MCUOpenCV on ESP32-S3
Camera BSPMIPI CSI bring-up

Quick answers

Who is Nikhil Robinson?

Nikhil Robinson is an embedded systems consultant based in Bengaluru, India, and the founder of TechProgeny. He has 7+ years of experience and has shipped 29+ hardware products, from 8-bit microcontrollers to Rockchip and NXP Linux SoCs running neural networks.

What does TechProgeny do?

TechProgeny builds and fixes hardware products end to end: firmware and RTOS, embedded Linux and camera BSPs, edge AI deployment, Android companion apps, IoT servers, chip selection and BOM reduction, and technical consulting.

Where is TechProgeny based, and who does it work with?

TechProgeny is based in Whitefield, Bengaluru, India, and works remotely with startups, OEMs and product teams in India and worldwide.

How do I hire Nikhil Robinson?

Send a short project brief through the contact page at techprogeny.com/contact.html or email nikhil@techprogeny.com. Replies come within one working day.

Have a board that needs to work?

Send your SoC or MCU and the goal. Reply within one working day.

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