Your Update from THE EDGE OF AI
Innovation at the edge is accelerating—and this issue brings you the latest breakthroughs, community updates, and bold new initiatives shaping the future. One highlight: the launch of the Earth Guardian Challenge, a global call for developers, engineers, and creators to design edge AI solutions that protect and restore ecosystems worldwide.
From real-time wildlife monitoring to detecting deforestation, these innovations are redefining how intelligence connects with the planet. Dive in to see how you can get involved.
In This Issue
• Partner Spot Light: Welcome Advantech
• Community Buzz: What’s Happening in EDGE AI
• Open Sauce Live: July 18 - 20th JOIN US
• EDGE AI TALKS: Generative AI at the Edge REGISTER
• Earth Guardian Challenge: join a global movement LEARN MORE
• The Things Conference - The Global event about edge & IoT SIGN UP
• EDGE AI Learn -Empowering the Next Million Builders EXPLORE
• A Note from Pete
With a global leadership position in IoT intelligent systems and embedded platforms, shares our vision of enabling smarter, more connected industries. Their corporate mission—to enable an intelligent planet—aligns closely with the goals of the Foundation and our members.
Through their Edge Intelligence WISE-PaaS platform, Advantech delivers integrated hardware and software solutions that support partners and clients in building scalable, intelligent systems—from edge to cloud.
Community Buzz: What’s Happening in Edge AI?
Stay up to date on the latest industry developments:
STMicroelectronics: discover how MEMS sensors drive Industry 5.0. Download the whitepaper now. LEARN MORE
SiliconLabs: Podcast with EE Times: Innovation in Medical IoT: Wearable Biometrics, AI in Healthcare, and New Devices. Read More
Alif Semiconductor: Endpoint AI: a complement to, rather than a replacement for, cloud AI? Read More
Infineon: We power AI
TDK: edgeRX Vision
Join EDGE AI FOUNDATION at Open Sauce Live
The future is built by creators—and we’re joining them in real time.
EDGE AI FOUNDATION is heading to Open Sauce Live, the ultimate festival for makers, builders, and technologists. This three-day celebration of innovation brings together:
150+ of the world’s top maker-creators
500+ hands-on exhibits
60+ panels, talks, and live discussions
A brand-new Indie Game Dev Zone and Creator-Curated Food Pavilion
Visit us at the DevEco Cabana! Stop by to see real-world edge AI demos, meet our team, and learn how we’re empowering makers with the tools, platforms, and education to bring intelligence to the edge.
Unlocking the Future: Generative AI at the Edge – Challenges & Breakthroughs
Generative AI is poised to revolutionize every industry, but the real magic happens when it moves beyond the cloud and directly to the 'edge'—where data is created. This isn't just an upgrade; it's a fundamental shift that demands a delicate balance of safety, efficiency, and performance on resource-constrained devices.
How do we harness the immense power of large generative models for real-time, on-device intelligence without compromising privacy or draining power?
Join us for EDGE AI Talks: Generative AI at the Edge Challenges and Opportunities to explore the answers. This livestream will dive into the critical innovations shaping the future of edge-native foundation models, including:
Federated Learning: Keeping data local for enhanced privacy and efficiency.
Multi-Agent Systems: Enabling collaborative intelligence across distributed devices.
Embodied AI: Bringing intelligence to physical systems for adaptive, context-aware operations.
Discover how engineers and researchers are evolving AI infrastructure into a full-fledged systems discipline, building the robust digital foundations needed for a truly intelligent, pervasive future.
Don't miss this essential discussion!
The Earth Guardian Challenge Has Launched—Join Us to Build What the Planet Needs
The Earth Guardian Challenge is now live, and we’re inviting you to join a global movement of innovators designing edge AI solutions for environmental protection.
Imagine sensors that detect illegal logging, drones that monitor coral reef health, and edge devices that predict deforestation patterns—all working in real time where nature lives.
Apply for a $500 hardware grant to bring your idea to life. Winners will earn a paid trip to Taiwan to showcase their breakthrough projects.
Start building. The planet is waiting.
Meet Us at The Things Conference in Amsterdam
Join us in Amsterdam for The Things Conference, where the EDGE AI FOUNDATION is bringing the community together in a dynamic EDGE AI Pavilion featuring our strategic partners.
We’ll be hosting cutting-edge technology talks on the state of edge AI and showcasing how low-power wireless meets efficient edge computing to drive real-world innovation. And don’t miss our evening social mixers—a perfect chance to connect with fellow innovators shaping the future of intelligent devices.
This is your opportunity to explore the convergence of edge AI and IoT—all in one place.
EDGE AI Learn: Empowering the Next Million Builders
We’re on a mission to empower one million minds with the knowledge and tools to build what’s next in edge AI.
Explore the new “Learn” section on our website—your gateway to hands-on education, global challenges, and real-world training that bridges the gap between theory and deployment. Whether you're a student, professional, or developer, there’s a path here for you.
What you’ll find:
EDGE AI Scholarship Program – Funding talent and ambition around the world
EDGE AI Labs – Bringing hands-on learning into classrooms and communities
EDGE AI Challenges – Real-world problems, real-world impact
EDGE AIP – Aligning academia and industry to accelerate innovatio
EDGE AI Career – Guiding the next generation of edge AI professionals
Learning Resources – Curated tools and content to fuel your journey
With over 600,000 learners already reached and support from more than 100 global technology partners, this is more than a program—it’s a movement.
Whew! We had a whirlwind time in Milan with a slew of new partners, solutions, tech and research around edge AI - it's inspiring to see the community expanding and collaborating to drive edge AI farther, faster, together. We will start posting keynotes and panels shortly on our YouTube channel (subscribe and get notified!).
And as we wrap up EDGE AI Milan 2025 in the books we have our EDGE AI Community at the The Things Conference in September in Amsterdam, which will be a blast, and the Program Committee is already working on EDGE AI Taipei 2025 on November 12.
We are reminded on a daily basis on the importance of using edge AI to drive data sovereignty, power efficiency, and critical solutions for our world, like our recent EDGE AI workshop at the AI for Good Summit and the newly launched EDGE AI Challenge - Earth Guardians with Hackster - dive in and get involved!
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