From concept to creation, we empower companies to build groundbreaking Smart products.

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Our Approach

Your Partner in Smart Innovation

We believe in more than just delivering products—we empower teams to innovate. Through transparent collaboration and knowledge transfer, we equip you with the expertise to maintain and evolve your Smart products independently.

Your Vision, Our Expertise, Limitless Possibilities

Our partnership delivers:

End-to-end product development from concept to manufacturing

Secure embedded Linux platforms built for the future

Hardware design that brings ideas to life

Clear documentation and knowledge sharing

Long-term support that builds your capabilities

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Official Yocto Project Participant & Consultant

We architect, build and maintain production-grade Yocto-based Linux platforms. From first bootloader to secure OTA fleet update, we deliver the board-support package, the distro and the decade-long maintenance plan.

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Powering the Future of Smart Energy

At the forefront of Smart Energy innovation, we’re helping leading energy providers revolutionise how homes and businesses interact with power. From smart meters to home energy monitors, our solutions are driving the transition to a more connected, efficient energy future.

Smart meter integration

Home energy management systems

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IoT-enabled energy monitoring

Secure energy data platforms

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Featured Projects

Innovation in Action

Apollo X-Ray Detection System

Saturn Platform

Symmetry Camera System

Home Mini

Girl using a smartphone and controls smart meter

Octopus Energy

Octo Secure (DESNZ Project)

I have thoroughly enjoyed working with Rufilla and would have no hesitation in recommending them.

We have used Rufilla since 2012, when we embarked on a major project utilising technologies we had little experience of. During this time, Rufilla have worked collaboratively with us – helping with design concepts, providing advice while we learnt these technologies and providing essential support when we needed it quickly.

Joe and his team have always been on hand and have reliably responded rapidly and flexibly where necessary despite our development priorities changing from time to time, communicating effectively throughout. Together, we have built a comprehensive build process and system architecture which underpins our products despite our initial lack of expertise in the technologies we chose to use for the developments.

Robin Mugridge 
Systems Software Group Leader

A perfect partner for our project.

We approached Rufilla to develop a remote alarm system for our acute care hospital beds to alert staff when patients are preparing to get out of the bed.

The project required system design, multi-source component specification, procurement, assembly and testing. Rufilla worked through the project with quiet professionalism and delivered on time and at manageable cost.

Chris Stacey
Managing Director

Great communications, skills and handover contributed to a very satisfactory result for us.

We called Rufilla for specialist help with a Yocto project. Not having dealt with them previously, we were not sure how this would work out.

Joe’s team were immediately on the case and provided solutions beyond our expectations.

Glenn Wilkinson
Senior Engineer

Joe is professional and great to work with. He always finds a solution to every problem with his unrivalled expertise. His work and ideas are innovative. I can highly recommend him.

He always finds a solution to every problem with his unrivalled expertise.

His work and ideas are innovative. I can highly recommend him.

Kate Hardie 
Graphic Designer/Photographer
Culham Studio

Joe at Rufilla and his team have done a superb job defining and writing software for our company.

He met his timeframes, and was very communicative and cooperative throughout the process.

I highly recommend Rufilla for efforts requiring excellent insight and prompt successful accomplishment.

Stephen G Sardi 
VP Engineering and Service
Accu-Time Systems, Inc

Insights & Innovation

Insights & Innovation

The Oxford Innovation AI Roundtable

When Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced in January that Culham Science Centre would become the UK's first AI Growth Zone, it raised an interesting question for those of us already working here: what does this mean for businesses like ours that are already using AI...

Firmware, fines and the quiet law that’s already in force

Last April, the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act arrived without fanfare. Twelve months on, most people remember the £200k fine handed to a camera importer for missing paperwork, but the bigger story is quieter: thousands of smart devices are...

Big Brother is Watching (More Than Ever)

Back in 2020, I wrote about my concerns regarding the direction of smart technology and IoT devices. As we close out 2024, it's time to revisit this topic – especially given the seismic shifts we've seen in AI, data collection, and privacy regulations.The Smart...

How We Empower Your Team to Innovate

In today's rapidly evolving tech landscape, many companies find themselves at a crossroads. They excel in their core business—whether that's manufacturing air conditioners, developing medical devices, or creating precision instruments—but face mounting pressure to...

Our Role in the DESNZ Smart Energy

The future of smart home energy is being shaped right here in the UK, and we're proud to be part of it. Rufilla is collaborating with industry leaders including Octopus Energy and Silicon Labs on a groundbreaking Department for Energy Security & Net Zero (DESNZ)...

A Legacy of Innovation

Looking back over my 25 years in smart technology, it's remarkable how far we've come. When I started working with connected devices in 1999, terms like "IoT" and "M2M" hadn't even been coined yet. Today, these technologies are transforming industries worldwide, and...

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