Five Eyes, Zero Cloud: Vision AI - From Crop Fields to Factory Floors - We talk IoT #77

Artificial intelligence is moving to the edge - and it's changing how factories operate, farms grow crops, and robots navigate the world. In this episode, Monica Houston from Tria Technologies walks us through Tria's Vision AI Kit 6490, an industrial-grade edge computing board that processes five camera feeds simultaneously, runs inference locally, and handles demanding tasks like image segmentation - all without needing cloud connectivity or even a cooling fan. Monica discusses real-world deployments in agriculture (spot-treating crops to reduce pesticide use), factory robotics (autonomous mobile robots and robotic arms), and the practical challenges of moving AI from comfortable data centres to harsh industrial environments. We explore why latency matters, what happens when you can't rely on internet connections, and why power efficiency is the unsung hero of edge AI. If you've wondered whether edge AI is ready for industrial prime time, this conversation delivers the answer - with hardware in hand. #EdgeAI #IndustrialIoT #Robotics #Agriculture #Qualcomm #WeTalkIoT   Summary of this week's episode: 01:57 Monica's Background at Hackster.io and Tria Technologies 02:38 What the Vision AI Kit Actually Does 04:01 Why Edge Processing Matters for Robotics 07:46 Agricultural Use Cases: Spot-Treating Crops 09:55 Autonomous Vehicles and VSLAM Technology 12:32 Factory Floor vs Self-Driving Cars 14:09 Real-World Deployment: Robot Arms in Action 16:44 ROS 2 and Robotics Applications 17:36 Edge Impulse: Making Model Deployment Easier 19:08 The 15-Year Lifecycle Question 22:18 Power Efficiency: Why No Fan Matters   Show notes: Monica Houston: https://www.linkedin.com/in/houstonmonica/ How the Vision AI Kit 6490 could be used for agriculture:https://www.globalagtechinitiative.com/digital-farming/ai-takes-center-stage-in-agriculture/   Listen to the "We Talk IoT" Soundtrack on: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/05MOV4OV2MH2in2txsAGtG?si=ad08112cb8d443f4 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-NvQ6VJYtE&list=PLLqgVFfZhDRVYmpEqbgajzDvGL4kACRDp   About Avnet Silica: This podcast is brought to you by Avnet Silica - the Engineers of Evolution. Subscribe to our newsletters here: https://my.avnet.com/silica/resources/newsletter/ You can connect with us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/silica-an-avnet-company/. Or find us at www.avnet-silica.com.