matterbase labs
Independent engineering lab
Robotics / Hardware / Software

Ideas into
motion.

We connect robotics, hardware and software to turn ideas into systems that work in the real world.

Explore the lab
An abstract assembly of connected modules, representing hardware, software and robotics working together. INTELLIGENCEPHYSICAL FORMCONNECTION
FIG. 01 — THE CONNECTED SYSTEMCONCEPT STUDY
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01 / Our focus

Three disciplines.
One connected approach.

Engineering happens at the boundaries. We bring the physical and digital parts of a system into the same conversation, from the first idea to the next prototype.

[01]

Robotics

Where sensing, movement and control come together. We explore how machines interact with the physical world.

Motion · Sensing · Control
[02]

Hardware

The physical foundation of an idea. Mechanical design and electronics developed with the whole system in mind.

Mechanics · Electronics · Prototypes
[03]

Software

The logic that brings hardware to life. Code that connects components, makes sense of data and coordinates behaviour.

Embedded · Integration · Tools
Built to work together

The whole is
the point.

A mechanism, a circuit and a line of code become useful when they work as one system.

Explore the connections. Each discipline informs the others, so decisions can be tested in the context of the complete system.
Conceptual system diagram connecting robotics, hardware and softwareSENSE / MOVERoboticsBUILD / CONNECTHardwareTHINK / COORDINATESoftware
FIG. 02 / SYSTEM VIEWSELECT A DISCIPLINE TO EXPLORE
02 / Our approach

Curiosity.
Then evidence.

01

Understand the problem

Start with the purpose, the constraints and the questions that matter.

02

Make it tangible

Turn an idea into something we can inspect, connect and test.

03

Learn from the real world

Measure what happens. Refine the design. Build on what the evidence shows.

03 / Behind the lab

20 years of
robotics.

I'm Tõnu Jaansoo, founder of Matterbase Labs. The shirt is from Robotex 2006, a robotics competition I took part in. Twenty years on, the curiosity is the same: how do you make a machine sense, move and work in the real world?

For me, the interesting part is where the disciplines meet: mechanical parts, electronics, embedded code and precise positioning. From a workbench prototype to a robot finding its way, I enjoy bringing the pieces together, measuring what happens and learning from what doesn't quite work yet.

2006 — 2026 / Still building, still learning
Tõnu Jaansoo in his workshop, wearing a red shirt with the Robotex 2006 logo.
Robotex 2006 competition shirt. Photographed in 2026.
04 / Start a conversation
Matterbase Labs

What are you
working on?

Have a technical challenge, a research question or an idea to explore? We'd like to hear about it.