Bear Metal OÜ is a systems integrator for unmanned vehicles, from embedded hardware to fleet management to backend infrastructure. We build Pixhawk-standard flight controllers with a hardware-rooted identity, and the data, enrollment and update infrastructure to run them as a fleet. Our background is large-scale, mission-critical systems in commerce and automotive.
Bespoke electronics and firmware - PX4 Autopilot, Pixhawk, sensor integrations, custom drivers, HSM security, NB-IoT, LoRa, 5G, DECT NR+
End to end backend services development - Go, Ruby, C(++), Java, Python, ZeroMQ
Firmware development and lifecycle management - Esp32, Nordic, PX4, (NXP), FOTA, TOFU, lwm2m
Infrastructure setup and maintenance - Kubernetes, AWS, GCP, Cortex, Grafana, Terraform, Zededa, Rancher, Kafka, Postgres, CockroachDB, YugabyteDB
Data ingestion, transformation and visualization - CDC, ETL, Flink, Kafka, MQTT, Clickhouse, Superset
Security consulting - Zededa, secure boot, tamper resistance, secure elements, HSM, TPM, TEE
Edge Computing and Edge Boxes - Zededa, EveOS, Rancher, secure boot, tamper resistance
Beast Mode engaged: High-Performance, High-Security
Karu VMU is a Pixhawk 6X-RT based vehicle management unit. It utilizes the NXP i.MX RT1176 crossover processor for 1GHz processing power, industrial-grade hardware security, and triple-redundant sensing.
Dominate the skies with the Bear Claw 12s 100A CAN Electronic Speed Controller
Engineered for high-voltage builds and extreme thrust, it delivers the lightning-fast response and thermal efficiency needed for aggressive FPV or heavy-lift missions.
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The Paw Power Module delivers grizzly-sized performance in a 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝟯𝟬𝗺𝗺 𝘅 𝟮𝟱𝗺𝗺 package, it provides the “bear” 🐻 essentials and then some.
Building in the open, with others: quicker feedback loops, better solutions. Collaboration moves and influences industries forward. We are committed to delivering high-quality solutions and products that are not only technically sound but also aligned with our partners’ business objectives.
Rapid iteration and rapid deployment are superpowers. Quick feedback loops are key to success and delivering value quickly. Also the only way to arrive at the simplest solution.
We believe in building systems that are resilient to failure from first principles. Failure modes, degradation paths, and recovery strategies are all considered from the start.
Don’t solve bad hardware or frame designs by compensating with more complex software. Think through integration points and clean layered architectures. Awareness of vertical slices is key to building robust systems.