We believe AI isn’t just going to help engineers move faster it’s going to change how engineering work itself is done.

The first step is chat: engineers can finally use AI to get answers without leaving their design flow. But with chat, you still need to know the right question to ask, the right data to provide, and the right context to share.

That’s not how engineering works in reality. Most design knowledge isn’t written down, it’s hidden in CAD actions, scattered docs, and a thousand one-off conversations. And most of the time, engineers don’t ask for documentation, they discover later they needed it.

The next frontier is agents for hardware engineers: proactive AI systems that don’t just respond to you, but work alongside you to capture design intent, track changes, and anticipate what information will matter downstream.

That’s the vision we’re building with Tandem.

But to get there, we’re starting with Tandem Watch and Assist:

• Tandem Watch automatically observes and captures design actions in CAD, creating a living record of decisions.

• Tandem Assist makes that knowledge queryable and useful in real time - whether you need context for a design review, documentation for compliance, or clarity for a teammate.

These are the building blocks. Together, they form the foundation for proactive, steerable AI that one day will:

• Surface risks in a design before they become costly rework

• Anticipate documentation you’ll need for suppliers, compliance, or future teammates

• Steer engineering discussions with context pulled from CAD, requirements, and past decisions

Just like the best human collaborators, Tandem won’t wait for you to ask, it will anticipate, guide, and adapt.

Your feedback shapes what Tandem does. You’ll always be in control, but over time, Tandem will learn your workflows, your style of building, and your goals.

This shift from reactive tools to proactive, steerable assistants working alongside engineers is how AI will unlock the next era of product development.

We’re just getting started.

If you made it this far hit me up to throw spaghetti at a wall :)

With love Kunal