Demystifying AI and Real-World Applications for Field Technicians
2026 ET Webinar Series
March 4, 2026
AI is everywhere right now. It’s hard to tell what’s real and what’s noise.
In this webinar, we’ll break it down in plain English—what AI actually is, what it can realistically do for gear and bearing technicians, and what it can’t do. We’ll tell you now – it’s not taking away any jobs or replacing your expertise. We’ll walk through practical use cases like instant access to specs, automated inspection reports, and sharing tribal knowledge from experienced techs.
Speakers
Pankaj Prasad
Founder and CEO of Airwave
Pankaj Prasad is the Founder and CEO of Airwave, hands-free AI built to help every field technician work like an expert. A lifelong gearhead who’s been wrenching on cars and motorcycles for years, he’ll be the first to admit, “I’m a terrible mechanic.” The frustration of digging through manuals, second-guessing fixes, trying to remember what he did three jobs ago is exactly why he built Airwave.
Previously, Pankaj held product leadership roles at Zoom and Salesforce., where he led training and mobile products at scale. Today, he focuses on building practical AI that supports technicians in the real world without adding more clunky software for them to fight through.