In our previous post, we discussed the ‘Lab Trap’ and why brilliant theory often fails in the real world. Today, we look at the next hurdle: the Prototype Wall.
The Prototype Wall (2D Failure): When Laptop Success Crashes into Hardware Reality
The story behind it: One has managed to build a functional prototype from theory. On the powerful developer’s laptop, the AI runs flawlessly. But in industrial deployment – whether on an edge device, an embedded system, or with the real latency requirements of an on-premise Kubernetes farm – the rude awakening occurs. What works in a protected environment fails due to physical limits, network protocols, or kernel-level performance requirements.
The improvement of technological sovereignty through targeted AI infrastructure expansion (KI4 of the BCG/BDI study) is a clear statement here, but who builds this bridge?
This is the second part of a 4-part series on DeepTech leadership. In the next post, we will explore the ‘Alignment Gap’.