Engineering done right,
not just done fast.
We deliver embedded firmware, vehicle controls, robotics software, and diagnostics solutions for OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers, and technology companies who need engineers they can trust.
Services
What we build
Deep expertise across the embedded and vehicle engineering stack.
Vehicle Controls Engineering
Model-based controls design, ECU calibration, and embedded controls integration for advanced vehicle systems.
Learn more →Embedded Systems Development
Firmware development, RTOS integration, and bare-metal programming for automotive and industrial microcontrollers.
Learn more →Diagnostics & Data Systems
Vehicle diagnostics tooling, data acquisition systems, and engineering data pipelines for test and development.
Learn more →Systems Integration & Testing
End-to-end hardware/software integration, bench testing, and vehicle-level validation for complex automotive systems.
Learn more →Expanding capability
Robotics & Autonomous Systems
From collaborative robot arms to autonomous ground vehicles, we bring controls and embedded expertise to the full robotics stack.
Robot Firmware
Bare-metal and RTOS-based firmware for motor controllers, actuator drivers, and real-time safety monitors.
Sensor Fusion
Integration of IMU, lidar, camera, and encoder data into reliable state estimates for autonomous navigation.
ROS 2 Integration
Node development, hardware abstraction layers, and migration of legacy ROS 1 stacks to ROS 2.
Motion Planning
Kinematic modeling, trajectory planning, and low-level motion control for manipulators and mobile platforms.
Data infrastructure
Vehicle Data Platform
Purpose-built tooling that captures vehicle data in the field, moves it to the cloud, and turns it into actionable engineering insight.
On-Vehicle Logging
High-rate CAN/Ethernet capture, time-synchronized across buses, stored in open MF4/CSV formats.
Cloud Infrastructure
Automated upload pipelines to AWS S3, with tagging, indexing, and retention policies built in.
Signal Extraction
Configurable decoders that turn raw binary logs into named, engineering-unit signals automatically.
Engineering Dashboards
Web-based views for campaign comparison, anomaly flagging, and automated pass/fail reporting.
About Tortoise Works
We are a small team of engineers with backgrounds spanning automotive OEMs, embedded startups, and defense contractors. That breadth means we approach problems from multiple angles and adapt quickly to unfamiliar technical environments.
The name says it all: deliberate, consistent, no shortcuts. We bring the same discipline to a two-week prototype as a two-year program.
Ready to start a project?
Tell us what you're building. Whether it's vehicle controls, robotics, data systems, or software development, we'll get back to you within one business day.
Or reach us directly at info@tortoiseworks.com