Shiv Rajora

Robotics · Embedded systems · Edge AI

I make things: robots, firmware, and the 3D-printed parts that hold them together.

I'm an engineer at Google working on Android and embedded systems. Everything on this site is something I built because I wanted it to exist.

Active build

picodroid

A stripped-down, FreeRTOS-based Android for the Raspberry Pi Pico. Apps are written in Java, compiled to bytecode, and run by a lightweight JVM I wrote in Rust, directly on the metal: activities with a back stack, LVGL widgets, files, preferences, WiFi networking, sensors, and hot-swap installs over USB.

Boards
Pico · Pico 2 · Pico 2 W
Runtime
Rust no_std JVM on FreeRTOS SMP
Languages
Rust · Java/Kotlin · C
UI
LVGL, with a desktop simulator
Status
Active · 900+ commits
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Index

  1. 01 picodroid Android runtime for Raspberry Pi Pico 2026 Active
  2. 02 Waste-sorting robot Robot arm that sorts recyclables, landfill and compost 2026 Upcoming

About

I'm a maker and an engineer at Google working on Android and embedded systems, based in the SF Bay Area. Outside work I write firmware in Rust, build robots, and automate things around the house.

I'm interested in edge AI: models small enough to run on the hardware I'm already holding. I also design and 3D print things, and most of the parts in these projects come off my own printer.

github.com/shivrajora linkedin.com/in/rajora