Zol AI Lab
Independent AI research lab

Open-source AI, built into real products.

We run, test, train and fine-tune open-source AI models locally on our own hardware, then build products and services on top of them that solve real-world problems.

Computer visionGenerative AISpeechLocal, open models

How we work

Every project runs end to end, from the data to the people who use it.

01Run and test

Open-source models, run locally on our own GPU and measured on real tasks before we trust them.

02Train and fine-tune

Adapt the models that show promise to the language, data and problem in front of us.

03Build and ship

Turn what works into products and services, with evaluation, safety checks and people in the loop.

Projects

What we are building, where each one stands, and what comes next.

ZolVoice

live
Product · since October 2026

Natural Sudanese Arabic voices from text. Used by thousands of creators, ad designers and podcast owners.

Built so far

  • Model routing with automatic failover
  • Sudanese pronunciation layer
  • AI support agent with human approval
  • Admin console with real cost and latency tracking
Visit zolvoice.com →

ZolStudio

prototype
Product · since October 2026

A generative image and video studio running open models on our own GPU.

Built so far

  • Images from words or reference pictures (Qwen-Image 2.1)
  • Video with sound from words or a start frame (LTX 2.5, MiniMax H3)
  • Lip sync: a portrait and a voice become a talking shot
  • One-click character and cast swaps in existing clips

Next

  • Sign-in, storage and model licences before it goes online

Tolling vision

research
Research · since October 2026

Reading number plates and classifying vehicles from motorway video, and checking uncertain reads before anyone is charged.

Built so far

  • Plate detection, OCR and tracking that votes on each character across frames
  • A verifier that compares uncertain reads with the registration record and the vehicle on camera, using a local vision-language model
  • On test footage it caught a misread that would have billed the wrong vehicle's owner

Next

  • Fine-tune vehicle and plate models on Australian plates
  • Axle counting and Austroads vehicle classes
  • Calibrated speed from the road plane

Lab notes

Plans, progress and lessons, as they happen.