I repaired my car and home appliance with iFixIt's new AI app - try it while it's still free

"Online repair resource iFixIt has announced a new app that makes finding and using repair guides on your phone a lot easier, something that's noteworthy on its own because the site hasn't had an app for a decade now. More significantly, the app features FixBot, an AI-powered chatbot that can guide you through fixing almost anything -- clothes dryers, lawn mowers, vacuums, mobile phones, cars, and more."

"As IFixIt explains, it's like having access to a patient repair expert at any time. You can describe your problem by voice or text, and the chatbot will ask questions, narrow down the options, and then walk you through diagnosing and repairing the issue. Since it's likely that your hands are occupied while working on your device, the chatbot has its own voice that reads instructions aloud, and you can respond with your voice as well."

"One of the biggest advantages, iFixIt says, is that FixBot is trained on iFixit community repairs (it has more than 125,000 repair guides), so you know you're getting reliable information with less chance of AI hallucination. According to the company, FixBot has access to millions of pages of documentation, including data sheets, service manuals, and specification tables for thousands of devices; it even cross-references part numbers against your specific model."

iFixIt released a new mobile app that consolidates repair guides and introduces FixBot, an AI-powered repair assistant. FixBot accepts voice or text descriptions, asks diagnostic questions, narrows options, and delivers step-by-step repair instructions that can be read aloud. FixBot is trained on more than 125,000 community repair guides and has access to millions of pages of documentation, including data sheets, service manuals, and specification tables. The assistant can cross-reference part numbers against specific models and covers items from phones and cars to lawn mowers and household appliances. The app is currently free but the free access will be temporary.

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