Firmware that wastes less energy and compute
Olivabot B.V. (Amsterdam) writes and reviews firmware for devices that have to last: sleep, radios, sensors, on-device AI. Remote. We do not assemble the box.
- Battery life, heat, and CPU — what to run on the chip, what to leave off, when to wake the radio.
- Same problems as Gibbon Bot (ESP32 / nRF, BLE, long battery), Madglove Sense (tiny batteries on a finger), Mycosense (always-on LoRaWAN), and edge vision (small models, thermal budget).
- Radios in software: BLE, Wi-Fi, LoRaWAN (always-on outdoor sensors, like Mycosense). On-device ML when the model must stay on the chip.
- Robot control software if you already have the arms — not a field-built machine.
Price
€1,600 per day excl. VAT, remote. Hourly or a fixed project price if the scope is clearer that way.
Firmware upgrade from €10,000 excl. VAT (existing product: longer battery, less compute, cleaner radios). Quote after a short email.
Email the chip and the problem
A few lines to services@olivabot.com: MCU, battery, what dies first (power, heat, lag).
Short answers
Day, hour, or project?
Day rate is €1,600 excl. VAT. We switch to hourly or a fixed project when that matches the work.
What is “firmware upgrade”?
You already have a device. We change the firmware so it lasts longer or thinks less. From €10,000 excl. VAT.
Do you build the hardware?
No. Code and files. Remote.