Locksmiths and Safe Repairers

Cut new or duplicate keys, using key cutting machines.

AI: Fully automatable - Key cutting machines already automate most new and duplicate key cutting tasks with straightforward programming and tooling.

Cut new or duplicate keys, using impressions or code key machines.

AI: Fully automatable - Code-based and impression-reading key machines can automatically determine cuts and produce keys without manual shaping in typical cases.

Keep records of company locks and keys.

AI: Fully automatable - Keeping records is routine digital data management that can be fully automated by AI and existing software integrations.

Disassemble mechanical or electrical locking devices, and repair or replace worn tumblers, springs, and other parts, using hand tools.

AI: Partial - AI can diagnose, guide, and in some controlled setups control tooling, but it cannot generally perform delicate hands-on disassembly and replacement of varied lock components across real-world environments as of 2025.

Set up and maintain master key systems.

AI: Partial - AI can design, optimize, and maintain master-key hierarchies and associated records, but physical rekeying, installation, and on-site verification still require human technicians.

Insert new or repaired tumblers into locks to change combinations.

AI: Partial - Some automated machines can re-pin certain locks and AI can provide procedures, but inserting tumblers into a wide variety of mechanical locks remains predominantly manual.

Install door hardware, such as locks and closers.

AI: Partial - AI can plan installations and configure smart hardware, yet reliably performing the full range of physical installation tasks (cutting, fitting, alignment) across diverse sites is not fully automated.

Open safe locks by drilling.

AI: Partial - AI can plan and in controlled scenarios operate drilling jigs, but opening safes by drilling typically requires on-site skilled physical execution and judgement, so only partial automation exists.

Move picklocks in cylinders to open door locks without keys.

AI: Partial - Automated picking tools and AI algorithms can open many common cylinder locks, but variability in lock designs, environmental constraints, and legal/ethical issues limit full automation.

Install alarm and electronic access systems.

AI: Partial - AI can configure, provision, and troubleshoot electronic access and alarm systems remotely, but physical mounting, wiring, and on-site integration still require human installers in most cases.

Unlock cars and other vehicles.

AI: Partial - AI-driven diagnostics and key-programming tools can automate parts of vehicle entry and reprogramming, but diverse vehicle security systems and physical access challenges prevent full automation.

Repair and adjust safes, vault doors, and vault components, using hand tools, lathes, drill presses, and welding and acetylene cutting apparatus.

AI: Partial - Repairing and adjusting safes and vaults involves heavy manual machining, welding, and on-site judgement that AI cannot autonomously perform across general real-world conditions as of 2025.

Install safes, vault doors, and deposit boxes according to blueprints, using equipment such as power drills, taps, dies, truck cranes, and dollies.

AI: Partial - AI can plan installations, generate step-by-step procedures and assist with equipment control, but fully autonomous on-site installation of heavy safes and vault doors requiring complex lifting, alignment, and safety judgment is not broadly achievable by 2025.

Remove interior and exterior finishes on safes and vaults, and spray on new finishes.

AI: Partial - Robotic spraying and surface-prep systems exist for controlled environments and AI can guide processes, but variable on-site finishing of safes and vaults with masking and nuanced surface work remains only partially automatable.