Design · build · deploy

Complete systems,
engineered locally.

Moota Labs brings physical automation, electronics, software and manufacturing together under one engineering team in Kigali.

We remain close to the complete product, from the first mechanical decision to daily field operation and the improvements that follow.

ML-ENG / 01System architecture
01
Physical productMechanics · enclosure · fabrication
02
Control layerElectronics · sensors · connectivity
03
Operating softwarePayments · monitoring · data
Designed as one maintainable systemKigali, Rwanda

01 · Integrated automation

One machine.
One system.

Useful automation is never one discipline. The physical product, electronics, controls, connectivity and software must work together around a real operating problem.

We build complete systems, not isolated parts.

Physical automation

Purpose-built systems that automate useful commercial and operational processes.

Smart machines

Mechanics, electronics, sensors, payments and software designed as one product.

Embedded systems

Controllers, motors, sensors, communications and reliable machine-control logic.

Software platforms

Remote monitoring, inventory, payments, analytics and operational tools.

Manufacturing & integration

Fabrication, assembly, system integration, testing and local technical support.

02 · Local manufacturing

Designed here.
Built here.
Supported here.

We source specialist components globally where necessary while retaining product design, fabrication, system integration, software, testing and maintenance capability in Rwanda.

Designed in KigaliBuilt for operation
Drifter machine showing locally integrated mechanical and electronic systems
Locally made enclosure
Integrated control system
A working product brings mechanics, electronics and software into one maintainable system.
Start with the problem

Engineer

Define how the complete system needs to work before making parts.

Design

Shape the mechanical, electrical and system architecture.

Prototype

Resolve the form, mechanisms and service requirements early.

Design becomes hardware
Make it work as one system

Build

Fabrication, electronics and software move forward together.

Fabricate

Make the structure and enclosure locally where practical.

Integrate

Connect motors, controllers, sensors and communications.

Program

Build machine control, payments and operating software.

A machine becomes a product
Prove it in the field

Operate

Deployment gives us the evidence to improve the next version.

Assemble

Bring the physical and electronic systems together in Kigali.

Test

Run the complete product under realistic operating conditions.

Deploy

Install, monitor, maintain and keep improving the product.

Drifter smart vending machine operating at KABC in Kigali
KABC, KigaliWorking deployment

03 · Field deployment

Real machines.
Real evidence.

Deployment is part of our engineering process.

We operate Drifter in everyday Kigali environments, learn from customers and operators, then take those lessons back into the product.

Where Drifter is operating

KABC

Kigali Alliance Business CentreBusiness centre

ALU

African Leadership UniversityUniversity campus

What field use teaches us

  • How customers move through selection and payment
  • How operators restock and monitor the machine
  • Where hardware experiences wear in daily use
  • What support teams need to resolve issues quickly