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South Africa
2+ years of experience
Thapelo Mofokeng is a tech innovator who "hacks" complex industrial problems by building bridges between disparate fields. A mechanical engineer by training, he has augmented his skills with certified knowledge in AI/ML, Quantum Mechanics, and Finite Element Analysis. This cross-disciplinary expertise allows him to deconstruct and re-engineer traditional processes for a new era. As the founder of Havelo Tech, he embodies the hacker ethos by repurposing drone technology and layering it with custom AI analytics to revolutionize asset inspection. He didn't just adopt existing solutions; he built his own, hacking together hardware (SACAA-licensed drones), software (Python, ML models), and regulatory frameworks (SACAA, ICASA) to create a system that cuts client downtime by 35% and dramatically improves inspection safety. He is a pragmatic problem-solver, using code, data, and technology to build elegant solutions for industrial challenges.

Lunar missions cannot rely on human labor. Havelo AI is a fully autonomous robotic system designed to build infrastructure and plant crops on the Moon — entirely in simulation. Our AI uses simulated sensor data to navigate harsh terrain, adapt to environmental changes, assemble modular habitats, and deploy agricultural pods without human intervention. While we demonstrate this on the Moon, our real-world application is autonomous infrastructure deployment for mining, disaster zones, and extreme environments on Earth. Havelo AI is not just a robotics demo — it's a blueprint for autonomous civilization expansion.
15 Feb 2026