Founded in 2012 by Greg Marsh, KeyMe Locksmiths operates a self-service key duplication kiosk inside the 7-Eleven at 1906 Balboa Ave in Pacific Beach, 92109. The kiosk uses computer vision, machine learning, and robotics to copy residential, commercial, and transponder car keys, supporting 50 times as many key types as traditional hardware-store duplicators, and clones RFID access cards and fobs at up to 70 percent less than dealership pricing. Car key duplication covers more than 38,000 make, model, and year combinations for both standard and push-button ignition vehicles, and customers can save a digital scan to the cloud for future copies at any of the company’s more than 7,000 kiosks nationwide without needing the original. For in-person locksmith service beyond what the kiosk handles, many locals walk to La Jolla Lock and Safe on nearby Santa Fe Street, which stocks safes and offers CCTV installation that a kiosk cannot. KeyMe also dispatches licensed locksmiths for residential, commercial, and vehicle lockouts, lock installations, lock repairs, and key origination when the original is lost entirely. The transponder programming capability is what sets this kiosk apart from the key-cutting machines at big-box stores—chip keys for late-model Toyotas, Hondas, and Fords that would otherwise require a dealership visit can be duplicated on the spot. RFID fob cloning is another service rarely found outside specialty locksmiths, useful for PB condo residents who need spare building-access cards without going through property management. Residents handling key copies here sometimes grab household supplies at Pacific Beach Ace Hardware on the same errand. Marsh holds eight patents related to the key-scanning technology powering the platform, and the system’s accuracy on worn keys—compensating for years of pocket wear that throws off manual copiers—is a key differentiator over traditional hardware-counter duplication.