DESIGN • BUILD • TEST • REFINE

We turn difficult ideas into working physical prototypes.

Operation Moonworks combines product design, CAD, additive manufacturing, electronics, embedded systems, and hands-on fabrication under one roof.

MechanicalCAD & assemblies
ElectronicESP32 & Raspberry Pi
PhysicalFunctional prototypes
Moon Man modular phone holder prototype in the Operation Moonworks studio
MOON MANFlagship proof-of-capability platform

THE FLAGSHIP

“Moon Man is not the definition of Moonworks. It is the evidence behind it.”

Moon Man demonstrates the complete Moonworks process: mechanical architecture, rapid iteration, electronics integration, embedded software, audio, lighting, motion, modular systems, and physical testing.

SERVICES

From rough idea to testable system.

Start at the stage that matches where your project is today.

01

Concept & Feasibility Sprint

For inventors and businesses that need clarity before committing to development.

  • Requirements and constraints
  • Feasibility assessment
  • Product architecture
  • Component recommendations
  • Development roadmap
03

Functional Prototype Development

For clients who need a working demonstration unit, not just drawings.

  • Mechanical design
  • Electronics integration
  • Embedded control
  • Assembly and testing
  • Demonstration prototype

FOR PRODUCT & ENGINEERING TEAMS

Extra engineering bandwidth, without adding headcount.

Operation Moonworks partners with startups, product teams, and engineering departments that need additional hands-on development capacity.

Whether your internal team needs help clearing a prototype bottleneck or developing a subsystem outside its current workload, Moonworks can step in, build quickly, and communicate directly with your engineers.

Discuss an Engineering Support Project

WE SUPPORT

  • Functional proof-of-concept builds
  • Rapid prototype development
  • Mechanical packaging and enclosure design
  • Electronics and embedded-system integration
  • Fit-check models, test fixtures, and custom tooling
  • Design revisions and next-generation product development

SELECTED WORK

Current work, backed by a growing engineering record.

New projects move forward as they become real hardware. Older systems stay in the portfolio when they still prove useful capability.

MAC Lite working wood-cabinet audio prototype with illuminated controls and displays CURRENT PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

AUDIO PRODUCT / MECHANICAL PACKAGING / ELECTRONICS

MAC Lite

A compact Bluetooth audio system developed as real hardware: wood cabinet, drivers, amplifier electronics, controls, display hardware, tube visuals, power distribution, and serviceable internal packaging.

Product DesignAudioElectronicsFabrication
Moki MK2 robot prototype with animated round display and atomic light blade CURRENT EMBEDDED BUILD

ESP32-S3 / DISPLAY SYSTEM / ROBOTICS PLATFORM

Moki MK2

A compact robot platform built around an ESP32-S3 round display, custom animated eyes, modular body electronics, lighting, and a physical architecture designed for future motion and networked control.

ESP32-S3LVGLEmbedded3D Printing
Completed Moon Man prototype with illuminated helmet and modular accessory system FLAGSHIP PLATFORM

MULTIDISCIPLINARY PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

Moon Man

A modular desktop platform combining mechanical movement, lighting, audio, cameras, embedded controls, interchangeable accessories, and a Raspberry Pi–based control system.

CADESP32Raspberry Pi3D Printing
Reactor MK1 ferrofluid and UV lighting prototype EXPERIMENTAL SYSTEM

ELECTROMECHANICAL AUDIO-VISUAL DEVELOPMENT

Reactor MK1

An audio-reactive ferrofluid visualization system using permanent magnets, custom electromagnets, UV lighting, glass vessels, PWM control, and iterative magnetic-field testing.

MagneticsAudio ReactivePWMFabrication
Bare MMRS modular test rig with removable panels and components arranged for assembly MODULAR ARCHITECTURE

STRUCTURAL & ELECTRONICS PACKAGING

MMRS Rack System

A modular non-ferrous frame with removable shelves, cable routing, power distribution, speaker integration, cooling, and serviceable electronics compartments.

Modular DesignThermalPowerAssembly

BUILT, TESTED, ITERATED

The work exists beyond the render.

Moon Man is the working proof behind Operation Moonworks: physical prototypes, embedded electronics, modular accessories, lighting systems, and repeated real-world testing.

Angled view of the illuminated MAC Lite working prototype
MAC Lite — Physical Product Integration Cabinet, controls, audio hardware, lighting, electronics, and visual systems packaged into a finished working prototype.
Moki MK2 illuminated on the workbench during embedded development
Moki MK2 — Embedded Hardware Display behavior, power, lighting, controller hardware, and printed structure operating together in the physical build.
Moon Man audio visualizer and display workstation
Integrated Audio-Visual System Display docking, audio, lighting, embedded control, and character-driven product architecture.
Moon Man prototype using the modular tablet holder
Modular Device Support Interchangeable hands and purpose-built phone and tablet geometry.
Moon Man prototype with illuminated Apple Watch helmet dock
Functional Helmet Architecture Lighting, wearable display docking, internal clearances, and serviceable hardware.
MMRS modular rack shown from CAD development through physical prototyping
CAD to Physical System Digital architecture translated into printed parts, electronics packaging, and a working assembly.

FROM OBJECT TO SYSTEM

Moon Man evolved through working hardware.

The platform was not designed as a static display. Each revision added a usable capability: embedded lighting, internal electronics, display docking, modular accessories, and serviceable architecture.

01
Raspberry Pi and printed Moon Man components during electronics development
Architecture

Printed structure meets embedded computing.

The body became a platform for Raspberry Pi control, wiring paths, modular hardware, and repeatable assembly.

02
CAD development of the Moon Man modular hand attachment thread
Mechanical Development

Interfaces were designed to make the platform genuinely modular.

Thread geometry, attachment clearances, and interchangeable accessories were iterated as a complete mechanical system.

03
Custom Raspberry Pi controller mount installed in the MMRS rack
Electronics Packaging

Every control component received a serviceable home.

Purpose-built mounts, cable paths, cooling, and removable shelves turn loose electronics into maintainable hardware.

04
Illuminated Raspberry Pi electronics bay inside the completed MMRS rack
Working Result

The complete assembly makes the engineering visible.

Mechanical design, additive manufacturing, electronics, controls, lighting, audio, and service access operate as one system.

WHY MOONWORKS

Designed by someone who understands how things are actually built.

Operation Moonworks bridges the gap between a promising idea and a working physical system. We solve the fitment, mounting, wiring, access, cooling, assembly, maintenance, control, and fabrication problems that determine whether a concept works outside the screen.

The result is not just a rendering. It is something you can hold, test, demonstrate, refine, and use to make the next decision.

01

Define

Clarify the problem, constraints, users, and success criteria.

02

Design

Develop the mechanical, electrical, and control architecture.

03

Build

Fabricate and assemble a physical prototype.

04

Test

Find real-world failures, revise the design, and prove the concept.

START A PROJECT

Bring us the sketch, the problem, or the part that does not exist yet.

Tell us what you are trying to build, where the project stands, and what a successful prototype needs to demonstrate.

Good starting information: Concept or sketch • Desired function • Size constraints • Electronics needs • Budget range • Timeline

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