the.com/edge devices
computers that do the thinking near the data instead of shipping it home to the cloud.
means an edge device is any hardware that processes data close to where it is generated, rather than sending everything to a distant server first.
from the term rides on network topology diagrams, where the cloud sits at the center and the edge is literally the outer boundary of the network, closest to sensors, cameras, and users.
latency winprocessing locally can cut response time to milliseconds
bandwidth savedonly summaries get sent, not raw video streams
market sizeedge computing projected past 100 billion dollars by 2030
offline capablekeeps working even when the internet does not
for instance
raspberry pi — runs local ai inference in classrooms and factories worldwide
tesla autopilot chip — processes camera data onboard, no cloud round trip
amazon ring doorbell — detects motion locally before alerting your phone
nvidia jetson nano — powers drones and robots doing vision on the fly