Digital transformation has accelerated across the board. In a recent report, McKinsey referred to this technological “tipping point” as the quickening, suggesting the adoption of digital technologies has jumped forward by several years in the space of mere months. One of those technologies is edge computing, and it’s here for the long haul. From smart city infrastructure to in-hospital patient monitoring, edge computing’s potential is unfathomably immense. Yet, the technology is now becoming so accessible that the industry is exploring innovative applications a little closer to home. Could edge computing be the missing ingredient to keep children safe in the kitchen?
Gartner predicts that by 2025, more than three-quarters of all generated data will be “created and processed outside of a traditional centralized data center or cloud,” and that could now include your kitchen. The kitchen is the most complex room in any home. It’s the place where water, electricity, gas, heat, fire, and sharp objects are regularly thrown into the mix together. More than 300 children end up in hospital every day in the US alone, with burn injuries sustained in the kitchen and more than 55% of all accidents in India happen in the kitchen. It’s little wonder so many organizations continuously campaign to raise awareness about kitchen safety.
Living on the Edge
Smart technology and edge computing go hand-in-hand. As we discover bigger and better applications for artificial intelligence, augmented reality and machine learning, it follows that we also need more computing power wherever the action is happening. That’s what edge computing sets out to achieve, coupling each device with the processing power it needs to make rapid-fire calculations in near real-time, instead of having to depend on remote cloud processing.
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Gartner predicts that by 2025, more than three-quarters of all generated data will be “created and processed outside of a traditional centralized data center or cloud,” and that could now include your kitchen. The kitchen is the most complex room in any home. It’s the place where water, electricity, gas, heat, fire, and sharp objects are regularly thrown into the mix together. More than 300 children end up in hospital every day in the US alone, with burn injuries sustained in the kitchen and more than 55% of all accidents in India happen in the kitchen. It’s little wonder so many organizations continuously campaign to raise awareness about kitchen safety.
Living on the Edge
Smart technology and edge computing go hand-in-hand. As we discover bigger and better applications for artificial intelligence, augmented reality and machine learning, it follows that we also need more computing power wherever the action is happening. That’s what edge computing sets out to achieve, coupling each device with the processing power it needs to make rapid-fire calculations in near real-time, instead of having to depend on remote cloud processing.
Continue reading: https://www.iotforall.com/careful-with-that-how-iot-is-keeping-children-safe-in-the-kitchen
