On-Device AI for Construction Safety: Why I'm Skipping the Cloud Entirely

I've been building a construction safety inspection app — GroundCheck — and from day one I made a decision that surprised a few people: no cloud AI. Every hazard detection runs on-device, offline, in under 50 MB. Here's why that wasn't just a cost call — it was an engineering call. The problem with cloud AI on a construction site Construction sites are not Silicon Valley offices. Mid-size commercial builds — the beachhead market I'm targeting — often have patchy LTE at best, and...