Lean Mean Learning Machine

We make things talk

We build AI characters that answer people out loud: a front desk that welcomes visitors, an exhibit that explains itself, a mascot that talks back. For museums, visitor centers, anywhere!

Dennis and Dries at the Juan the cactus exhibit at Technopolis, one pressing the button, the other pretending to be stung

Dennis and Dries at Technopolis with Juan, the talking cactus

Got something that should talk? Tell us about it.

What we make

Two distinct approaches

Similar technologies, but a big difference between who or what does the talking.

A visitor leans on the Talking Pictures console and talks to a painting at the Museum of Fine Arts Ghent

Talking Pictures: an object or character answers as itself

A painting, a statue, a mascot, a product, … could be anything! Someone walks up, asks a question, and the thing itself answers, in character and in the selected language.

Four children at the heyWowza Talking Point kiosk at Technopolis, one pressing the button

Talking Point: a digital front desk colleague

A kiosk with a face and a voice that answers the practical questions wherever and whenever it is needed most, so your team can focus on problems that need a human touch.

We also give generative AI workshops for teams that want to use AI, not just hear about it.

for example

The Waterpraatpaal, making the water of Bruges answer your questions

Built for the City of Bruges with Waterland, for interactive workshops on water quality.

Watch the Waterpraatpaal

Live sensor readings become a voice with a mood. Ask the water how it feels and it tells you.

100K+
conversations our installations have answered so far
Who we are

Dennis and Dries build everything themselves

Whoever answers your mail also builds your installation, on location, with your people.

Portrait of Dennis Lippens, co-founder of Lean Mean Learning Machine

Dennis Lippens

Co-founder · conversations and data

The numbers guy, dealing in mostly 1’s and 0’s. Dennis shapes the technology to suit your needs, develops new features, and stays on top of the weekly reports.

Portrait of Dries De Geyter, co-founder of Lean Mean Learning Machine

Dries De Geyter

Co-founder · characters and design

Focused on visitor experience, Dries gives every installation its face, its voice, and its personality. Also its brain, as Dries makes sure every question gets the CORRECT answer.

Real installations

Some things that already talk in Belgium

Science centers, a nature park, a town hall, a canal, a heritage site, a fine arts museum. The list keeps growing.

Reviews

What clients say about LMLM

Review: Talking Pictures lets visitors have a conversation with a painting and makes art accessible to a broad audience. Thomas Verwaeren, Dendermonde Review: the collaboration with LMLM went remarkably smoothly, and our AI Talking Point visibly improved in speed and accuracy. Suzanne Verheyen, Programming Manager, Technopolis Review: the AI interview project gave us deeper visitor insights. Dries Van Robaeys, In Flanders Fields Museum
Already talking at
Technopolis Zwin Nature Park Museum of Fine Arts Ghent In Flanders Fields Museum Westfront Nieuwpoort Province of East Flanders Stad Dendermonde Waterland vzw

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