My move -> arrow buttons not working correctly

There’s a good chance that the machine is meant to be oriented differently than how you imagine.

With the control panel facing you, you should be able to read the Atomstack on the gantry right-side up. The machine should resemble the letter ‘E’. The direction toward you and the control panel is down.

Is this how you have the laser oriented? I suspect you’re looking at it 90 degrees rotated clockwise in an ‘M’ configuration.