What is Edge AI? Benefits and Importance in Industry 4.0
Edge AI is leading the evolution from basic industrial computing to advanced AI integration into smart facilities everywhere. But what is Edge AI? We’ll explain this innovation, some of its benefits and use cases, as well as provide insight into the best edge AI computers.
What is Edge AI?
Edge AI is exactly as the phrase indicates, combining edge computing with artificial intelligence. Computing on the edge means processing and communication is fully carried out on the “edge” of a local network, with no need to connect to the cloud or an external server. Combining this with AI gives you all the tools to predict, asses, and control automatically on one “homebase” network. With edge AI, even complex computation is made possible fully on-site.
Leveraging AI at the Edge
Countless industries compute at the edge and countless more use machine learning or AI of some kind. With the rise of smart factories and other Industry 4.0 innovation, edge AI is growing ever more ubiquitous, with the market for edge AI devices projected to grow 17% for the next 5 years. Some common applications we see our customers innovating with edge computing applications are:
- Manufacturing: In production lines where uptime is everything, the reduced latency and machine prediction capabilities of edge AI systems are critical. The system not only spots and diagnoses instances of nonconformity or of equipment abnormalities but can predict equipment failure based on its age and preemptively order replacement parts.
- Security systems: An edge device connected to cameras, sensors, and other monitoring and security equipment around even a large facility can collect and parse data from each individual device quickly and with higher efficiency than a cloud-based system, all without sharing potentially sensitive surveillance data with any external or cloud servers.
- Automotive: Autonomous vehicles benefit from the rapid response time of edge AI computers, maximizing road safety by navigating and avoiding collisions by AI processing their sensor data in real time.
Benefits of Edge AI
Reduced Latency: With no need to connect to an external server or access data in the cloud, an edge AI system can collect, process, and draw conclusions about information at a high speed.
Real-Time Processing: Fast response times coupled with smart AI lets decisions happen in mission-critical settings with accurate response timing. Operations can halt or pivot in time to prevent any error, rather than reacting if something goes wrong.
Security: Sensitive data is safer than ever in edge AI systems, where data never leaves the facility in which it’s collected.
Edge AI Computers
Teguar understands the unique challenges faced by industrial customers and offers a comprehensive range of rugged, high-performance edge AI computing solutions specifically designed to withstand demanding environments, providing the reliable foundation necessary to unlock the full potential of AI-driven industrial transformation.
Any Edge AI Questions?
Teguar is your global leader in all things industrial hardware, AI, and technology innovation. For any questions about how edge AI could innovate your operations, or how Teguar’s computers fit into the picture, contact our experts today.
