The AI technical assistant that sees, hears and solves in your shop. Hands-free, even at +85 dB.
Streamline service in your shop with a computer-vision system plus full-duplex voice in real time (<200 ms). Automatic integration with your manuals and predictive analytics on every vehicle. 100% local, secure and offline-capable.
On-premise deployment · Zero shop data leakage
Every hour with a vehicle stuck on the lift costs money. Why keep diagnosing blind?
When a complex failure shows up, time is against both your shop and the customer. Technicians waste minutes searching through paper manuals, decoding parts diagrams, and trying to be heard with the compressor running.
Extended downtime
Hours lost identifying an obscure component, waiting for the senior tech, or looking up the wrong manual.
Broken communication
Compressors, grinders, and running engines (+85 dB) make remote support and tech-to-tech consultations impossible.
Disconnected information
Technical manuals, bill of materials (BOM), diagrams and part numbers buried in drawers no one consults in time.
Meet MechAi: real AI for the technicians on your shop floor.
MechAi is a technical-assistance ecosystem combining advanced computer vision with real-time two-way voice. Built for the lift technician, it works hands-free and answers instantly while detecting failures on the engine.
Active listening at +85 dB, no lag
A full-duplex voice stack on LiveKit lets the tech hold a natural conversation with the AI at less than 200 ms latency. Smart isolation filters engine, compressor and grinder noise so techs can operate hands-free, safely.
- Hands-free mode triggered by proximity sensor.
- "AI, [question]" commands fire instant searches.
- Up to 50 technicians concurrently in the same shop.
Full-duplex voice latency on LiveKit, against +85 dB of ambient noise.
From camera to manual in a second
The tech points the phone at the engine bay. MechAi identifies components, geometries and dimensions with YOLOv8 + Mask R-CNN. The system extracts the bill of materials (BOM) and automatically opens the OEM manual at the exact page of the affected part via OCR + RAG over your PDFs.
- Real-time detection on modern European, Asian and American vehicles.
- Part-number OCR straight from the box label.
- RAG over ETKA, TecDoc and your own shop manuals.
Predictive maintenance, built in
We don't just solve the current failure. A Machine Learning module reads vehicle history, mileage, prior interventions and shop variables to predict when the next part will fail. You sell the work before the customer comes back upset.
- Full vehicle history by VIN or plate.
- Automatic alerts on suggested interventions.
- Customer-facing reports backed by data, not gut feel.
Typical drop in rework once shops cross vehicle history with component-level detection.
100% on-premise. Your shop data stays in your shop.
Your manuals, your customer data, the part numbers you use and every vehicle's history are the most valuable asset in the business. MechAi does not upload anything to the cloud and doesn't depend on outside internet connectivity.
Local processing
Ollama (LLM) + Qdrant (vector search) + PostgreSQL run on a dedicated server in the shop rack. No OpenAI, no Google, no Azure.
Network independence
If the internet drops, your shop keeps running. MechAi talks to shop devices over local Wi-Fi without depending on your ISP.
Zero data leakage
OEM manuals, photos of vehicles and your customer data never leave the server. Compliance without negotiating external policies.
The engineering behind MechAi
No black box. These are the parts that make the system work.
| Component | Technology | What it does in the shop |
|---|---|---|
| Object detection | YOLOv8 |
Identifies specific engine components on the phone camera in real time. |
| Semantic segmentation | U-Net |
Outlines geometries and affected areas: rust, leaks, deformations. |
| Instance segmentation | Mask R-CNN |
Tells identical neighboring parts apart (plugs, cylinders, balancers) one by one. |
| Industrial OCR | Tesseract + OCR-RAG |
Reads part numbers, box labels and VIN serials. |
| Full-duplex voice | LiveKit SFU |
Two-way communication <200 ms in +85 dB environments, up to 50 concurrent techs. |
| Local LLM | Ollama (Llama 3, Mistral) |
Reasoning over manuals without sending anything to the cloud. |
| Semantic search | Qdrant (vector DB) |
RAG over your PDFs: ETKA, TecDoc, custom manuals. Cites exact page. |
| Data layer | PostgreSQL 17 + pgvector |
Work orders, vehicle history, tool catalog with QR codes. |
| Backend | FastAPI async |
+65 API endpoints, 4 roles (admin, shop manager, technician, customer). |
| Tech app | React Native (iOS / Android) |
Hands-free mode via proximity sensor, offline mode with 24-h queue. |
How we deploy MechAi in your shop
Four steps. No surprises, no vague promises.
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Discovery and digitization
We digitize your technical manuals, BOMs, diagrams and shop databases. Everything goes into an indexed RAG engine, ready for semantic search.
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Hardware deployment
We install the physical server in the shop rack and configure the local network nodes. The unit is tested against your shop's actual Wi-Fi coverage.
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On-site calibration
We tune the vision models and audio filtering to the noise specific to your shop. If your compressor has a distinctive thud, the model learns it.
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Go-live + onboarding
Your team operates with real-time AI assistance from day one. We stay close during the first two weeks with direct support.
Ready to cut shop downtime down to minutes?
Leave paper, lost manuals and shouted questions behind. Push your shop's efficiency, safety and predictability to the next level with local AI.
- Live demo on a real engine in your shop. No slides.
- Written quote within 48 hours.
- No commitment. No card. No follow-up spam.
Monday to Friday · 09:00 to 18:00 (Argentina time)
Or visit our development lab directly: thelio-ai.com.ar/#mechai