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BlinkIn Visual Assistant - June 2021 · Project

AI-Powered Visual Support Platform for Automated Technical Troubleshooting and Self-Service

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Imagine having a magic 'Help Button' on your phone that sees what you see. Instead of reading a manual or waiting on hold, you point your camera at a broken appliance, and an AI guides you step-by-step to fix it using augmented reality. If the AI gets stuck, a human expert can jump in instantly to help you finish the job.

By the numbers
2,500,000
EU Contribution in EUR
The business problem

What needed solving

Companies face rising service costs and a shortage of professional technicians to help customers with technical setups and repairs.

The solution

What was built

A No-Code AI Studio and a platform for VisualBots that use computer vision and AR to guide users through troubleshooting.

Audience

Who needs this

Consumer electronics manufacturersHome appliance brandsIndustrial equipment providersHardware tech companies
Business applications

Who can put this to work

Consumer Electronics
enterprise
Target: Home appliance manufacturer

If you are a home appliance manufacturer dealing with high volumes of basic setup calls — this project developed a No-Code AI Studio that creates visual step-by-step guides. This allows customers to fix their own devices, reducing the burden on field service teams.

Industrial Machinery
mid-size
Target: Specialized equipment provider

If you are a specialized equipment provider dealing with a shortage of available professional technicians — this project developed VisualBots that analyze problems using computer vision. This empowers users to perform maintenance independently, improving time-to-resolution.

Information Technology
any
Target: Hardware vendor

If you are a hardware vendor dealing with complex first-time installations — this project developed a platform for AI-boosted Companion Experiences. It uses vision-language models to guide users through setups via their smartphones.

Frequently asked

Quick answers

What is the pricing or cost structure for this solution?

Based on available project data, specific pricing details are not provided, but the project aims to reduce escalating service costs for manufacturers.

Can this be scaled to an industrial level?

Yes, the project aims to create an open European ecosystem where contributors can build and sell visual skills to deliver learning models for end-users.

How is the intellectual property or licensing handled?

Based on available project data, the project is developing a No-Code platform and a new category of automated visual support, but specific licensing terms are not listed.

How does it integrate with existing company data?

The platform utilizes companies' existing repositories of multimodal data, such as images, text, and videos, to develop Small and Large Vision-Language models.

What happens if the AI cannot solve the problem?

The system integrates with Blinkin’s Help Desk, allowing human agents to intervene on-demand and support the user directly.

Consortium

Who built it

The project is led by a single German SME, Blinkin GmbH. This lean structure suggests a highly focused development cycle with all intellectual property and execution centralized within one agile entity, rather than split across a large academic or industrial consortium.

How to reach the team

Contact BLINKIN GMBH in Germany

Next steps

Talk to the team behind this work.

Contact us to explore licensing or partnership opportunities with Blinkin GmbH.