Robert Dale Smith

I build things that connect the physical world to software.

Resume / CV

01. About

Robert Dale Smith hugging an original 1984 Macintosh

I've been building things with computers since the late 90s, starting with repairing computers and building websites as a kid in Texas.

Over the years, that turned into scaling web tools to millions of users at Sumo, shipping billions of messages at Pushnami, founding and selling products, and eventually designing custom hardware. PCBs, firmware, 3D-printed enclosures, the whole stack.

Most recently I've been building wearable robotics and embodied AI systems at Eidon AI, and engineering a BLE-to-USB dongle for Augmental. Now I'm focused on JoypadOS, building the future of game controllers.

02. Projects

Current

JoypadOS

The future of game controllers

Building AI-powered controllers that coach, assist, and play with you.

RP2040ESP32nRF52840USB HIDBLE+3
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Eidon Tracker
Recent

Eidon Tracker

Wearable IMU arm tracker

IMU-based wearable arm tracker with quaternion math and sensor fusion. Shipped 50 beta kits.

ESP32BLE HIDIMUCKiCad+2
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Eidon Glove
Recent

Eidon Glove

BLE HID exoskeleton for hand tracking

3D-printed exoskeleton glove with BLE HID firmware for capturing hand tracking data for embodied AI.

ESP32BLE HIDC3D PrintingKiCad
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Recent

Eidon Progressive Web App

Multimodal AI data collection at scale

Built a multimodal AI data platform (10k+ users, 1TB+ data) and designed wearable robotics hardware for embodied AI research.

Next.jsTypeScriptESP32BLE HIDIMU+4
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MouthPad^USB
Active

MouthPad^USB

BLE-to-USB HID bridge for accessibility

Dual-platform firmware bridging BLE HID to USB HID/UART for Augmental's MouthPad^ accessibility wearable.

CnRF Connect SDKZephyrESP-IDFBLE+4
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Coming Soon

COMrade

Serial & HID monitor for macOS

A native macOS tool for monitoring serial and HID device communication. Open source.

SwiftmacOSUSB HIDSerial
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Coming Soon

Untune

A custom macOS music app

A custom-built macOS music application. Open source.

SwiftmacOS
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Greatest Hit

Chromemote

Before Chromecast, there was Chromemote

Chrome extension Google TV remote that grew to 30k+ DAU and foreshadowed Chromecast. Killed by Google.

JavaScriptChrome ExtensionsAnymote ProtocolWebSocket
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Greatest Hit

Controller Adapter

Retro gaming adapters shipped worldwide

Built a profitable niche hardware brand. Shipped thousands of custom adapters, 10k+ followers, and created the USBRetro open-source firmware.

RP2040CKiCadFusion 3603D Printing
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Greatest Hit

DC VMU Icons

A Dreamcast classic, revived

Dreamcast Web Browser icon download site. One of Robert's earliest web projects, revived 18+ years later.

HTMLCSSJavaScript
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03. Experience

Eidon AI

Founding Engineer

Built and launched a multimodal AI data platform to 10k+ users, collecting terabytes of training data. Led the pivot to robotics, designing wearable hardware (IMU trackers, exoskeleton glove, POV glasses) and shipping 50 beta kits.

Next.jsTypeScriptESP32nRF52BLEFlutter

Controller Adapter

Founder

Built a profitable retro gaming hardware brand with 10k+ followers. Designed, manufactured, and shipped thousands of custom controller adapters. Created USBRetro open-source firmware. Reverse-engineered obscure protocols including VM Labs NUON.

CRP2040USB HIDKiCadFusion 360

Pushnami

Staff Software Engineer

Led the e-commerce integrations team. Maintained systems delivering 10B+ push notifications/month. Built a custom visual email builder and CAN-SPAM compliant sending pipeline. Managed 3-5 engineers.

TypeScriptNode.jsGoAngularGraphQLAWS

Sumo

Senior Software Engineer

Built core conversion tools installed on 500k+ websites. Created the Heatmap Click Inspector and WYSIWYG email builder. Helped scale ARR from $1M to $5M. Platform later acquired.

TypeScriptReactNode.jsMySQLAWS

Techsbox

Founder

Founded, built, marketed, and sold a SaaS product for IT service businesses.

Node.jsAngularMongoDB

Bouncing Pixel

Lead Developer

Solo JavaScript engineer delivering client projects for BP, Cottonelle, SprinklerWarehouse, and the Children's Museum of Houston. Built reusable Node.js/MongoDB stack used across engagements.

JavaScriptNode.jsPHPMongoDB

Mote Labs

Founder

Created Chromemote (30k+ DAU), a Chrome extension Google TV remote that foreshadowed Chromecast. Microsoft Imagine Cup Accelerator. $5k innovation award.

JavaScriptChrome ExtensionsWebSocket

04. Skills

Web

  • Next.js
  • React
  • Angular
  • Node.js
  • GraphQL
  • SQL & NoSQL

Embedded

  • ESP-IDF
  • nRF Connect SDK
  • Zephyr
  • RP2040 / Pico
  • AVR
  • BLE
  • USB HID

Hardware

  • KiCad PCB Design
  • Fusion 360
  • 3D Printing
  • Sensor Integration

Languages

  • TypeScript / JavaScript
  • C / C++
  • Python
  • Rust
  • Swift

Mobile

  • Flutter
  • Swift

Cloud

  • AWS
  • GCP
  • Firebase
  • Vercel
  • Railway

05. Contact

Let's build something.

robert@robertdalesmith.com

© 2026 Robert Dale Smith