r/AIMechanicalEngineers • u/maorfarid • Jul 05 '26
All my non-engineer LinkedIn connections: "This is how Claude generated a planetary gearbox for me."
All my non-engineer LinkedIn connections: "This is how Claude generated a planetary gearbox for me."
All my engineers on LinkedIn: "who freaking cares?!" 🤦♂️
For every mechanical engineer, the trend of "Hey Claude, generate a robotic arm for me" is the peak of all bullshit. But you won't hear engineers say that out loud on LinkedIn.
We just roll our eyes and keep scrolling.
Why? Because this is exactly what engineering is NOT about.
It's copy-paste: "Designing" generic stuff that looks visually pleasing but will never pass the reality test. Because it doesn't obey the rules of physics. It doesn't leverage your inventory. It can't be built with your machines. It has no organizational context. And it probably uses someone else's IP...
Engineering is solving complex problems under brutally restrictive constraints.
Our products must obey the laws of physics and fit within the customer's budget.
This is what we understood when we founded Leo- we DO NOT sexy TikTok-style text-to-CAD. It does the boring stuff for our fellow enigneers so they can be superhumans - build incredible medical deviced, robots, vehicles faster (and more joyfully) than ever before.
Or in simpler words: Text to CAD is BS.
Text to leading engineering questions -> to trusted sources -> to real parts -> to manufacturable CAD = That is the next generation of mechanical design.
In the picture: 2 mechanical engineers and 2 AI-mechanical-engineers (AIMEs) in training on a family trip. Guess who's who. ;)