About knite1labs

We weave ideas into smart systems.

knite1labs is an engineering services company that helps homeowners, startups, businesses, architects, and industrial teams turn ideas into shipped systems — from drawings on a desk to devices in the field.

Our story

Built around end-to-end engineering

knite1labs exists because most engineering problems don't live inside one discipline — a smart-home install needs drawings, an IoT product needs hardware, firmware and cloud in lockstep, industrial telemetry needs someone equally comfortable with hardware and a dashboard. We bring all of it under one roof, so you don't stitch vendors together to ship a real system.

What we do

  • AutoCAD design & drafting — architectural and mechanical
  • IoT product development — firmware to cloud
  • Embedded systems — ESP32, STM32, RTOS
  • Custom hardware design and component selection
  • Home automation — design, install, and support
  • Industrial automation — telemetry, HMI, alarms

An engineering bench spanning mechanical design, automation, firmware, cloud, and field installation.

Principles

Three things we won't compromise on

01

Engineering rigor

Decisions backed by physics, datasheets, and tests — not vibes, not vendor pitches.

02

Honest pricing

Itemised quotes, milestone payments, no surprise change orders. If scope grows, we re-quote in writing.

03

Long-term support

We don't disappear at handover. Firmware updates, dashboards, drawing revisions — we stay on call.

FOUNDER NOTE

"We started knite1labs because too many clients had been burned by half-finished work and vague invoices. The bar we hold ourselves to is simple — show up, ship the system, support it long enough that the client forgets they ever worried."

— THE KNITE1LABS ENGINEERING TEAM

Values

How we operate

Engineering first

Decisions grounded in physics, math, and lived experience — not hype.

Scope clarity

Plain-language proposals, milestones, and quotes. No moving goalposts.

Full-stack ownership

We're comfortable across mechanical, automation, firmware, cloud, and UI.

Craft pride

Clean drawings, readable code, reliable systems. Quality you can audit.

Capabilities

What we cover, at a glance

Design
AutoCAD 2D/3DArchitectural plansMechanical drawings
Hardware
Hardware designSensor integrationBring-up & debug
Firmware
ESP32, STM32, NordicBare-metal & RTOSOTA & provisioning
Cloud
AWS IoT / AzureNode.js + SupabaseDashboards & APIs
Automation
Matter / Zigbee / Z-WaveHome AssistantAlexa / Google / Apple

Why knite1labs

The qualities clients hire us for

  1. 01

    Engineering Excellence

    Multi-disciplinary depth across mechanical, automation, firmware, and software stacks.

  2. 02

    Custom Solutions

    Every system designed around your requirements — no off-the-shelf compromises.

  3. 03

    Production-Ready Deliverables

    Reviewed drawings, documented code, tested hardware. Engineered to ship.

  4. 04

    Rapid Technical Support

    Milestone-driven delivery with clear timelines and weekly progress visibility.

  5. 05

    End-to-End Ownership

    From discovery and design through deployment, handover, and ongoing iteration.

  6. 06

    Long-Term Partnership

    Post-delivery firmware updates, drawing revisions, and on-site automation support.

Start a Project

Let's build something solid together.

Tell us about your project — we'll bring the engineering.