Engineering for the Edge: Why AIoT Requires a "Physical-First" Architecture

We’ve all seen the tutorials on deploying LLMs to the cloud. But what happens when your "compute environment" is a vibration-heavy factory floor, an intermittent cellular network, or a remote logistics warehouse? When we move from digital SaaS to AIoT (Artificial Intelligence + Internet of Things), the rules of the game change. You aren't just managing latency—you’re managing physics. The "Physical-First" Engineering Checklist If you’re building AIoT pipelines, you’re likely hitting the same…