Platform
Engineered for unattended operation.
Pharaas is a vertically integrated system — cabinet, dispense mechanism, payment terminal, software, and remote operations — built specifically for African retail conditions.
Hardware
Built for outdoor, year-round service.
Cabinet rating
IP54
Dispense cycles
100,000+
Cycle time
< 12 s
Battery hold-up
4 hours
Screen
15" sunlight-readable
Connectivity
GSM + Wi-Fi
Capabilities
What the platform does.
Robotic dispense
Multi-bay mechanism handles 60 to 220 SKUs per unit. Mean cycle time under 12 seconds.
Native payments
M-Pesa STK push as primary rail. Visa and Mastercard contactless as fallback. Hourly reconciliation.
Hardened cabinet
Steel construction, IP54, anti-vandal panels. Internal alarm and remote lockdown.
Power resilience
Four-hour battery hold-up handles grid outages without interrupting trade. Solar variant available.
Telemetry
GSM + Wi-Fi. Real-time inventory, sales, and unit-health feeds to operator dashboard and SMS.
Operator console
Web dashboard for inventory, pricing, sales, and uptime. Fleet-wide for multi-unit operators.
Configurations
Three sizes, one platform.
SKU count, cabinet dimensions, and commercial terms differ. Mechanism and software are identical.
M-01
Standard
The default configuration. Suits most general retail and pharmacy applications.
M-02
Compact
For sites with limited frontage. Common first install for new operators.
M-03
Wide
High-throughput sites and operators carrying broader stock.
Operations
Remote support, around the clock.
Each unit is monitored continuously. Faults are diagnosed remotely; field response dispatched only when necessary.
Telemetry
Every transaction, fault, and dispense logged in real time.
Remote diagnostics
Most issues resolved without a site visit.
Field response
On-call engineering in Nairobi with defined SLAs.
OTA updates
Software deployed over the air. Hardware revisions scheduled in advance.