Edge AI Platform

AI that works
without the internet

Groundwave AI runs on local hardware with no internet required. Built for Title I schools that need real AI capability — without cloud costs, and without student data leaving the building.

0Cloud databases
0Per-user AI fees
LocalLogs and models
OfflineClassroom ready

The Gap

As AI becomes foundational to the modern economy, access to AI education is becoming a new dividing line. Schools with resources are integrating modern tools today. Schools without reliable connectivity, adequate hardware, or strong data privacy infrastructure risk being left behind.

That gap becomes a workforce gap. An opportunity gap.

The Answer

Groundwave closes it at the classroom level — with offline-first AI learning stations that work on day one, without a cloud contract, without IT overhead, and without student data leaving the building.

How It Works

From unboxing to running in your school

  1. 01

    Pre-configured. Plug it in.

    Groundwave ships as a pre-configured edge device. Plug it in, connect it to your local network, and it's ready. No rack space, no IT contractor, no cloud account.

  2. 02

    Any browser. Any device on campus.

    Students and staff access AI tools through any browser on campus — no accounts, no cloud sign-ins, no per-seat fees.

  3. 03

    Connectivity optional.

    When the internet goes down — or was never reliable to begin with — nothing changes. Groundwave keeps running.

  4. 04

    Data stays in the building. Always.

    No student data is sent to the cloud. The school retains full control. We provide documentation to support grant reporting and compliance requirements.

Students working on a research and design exercise in a classroom

In the Classroom

Same exercise. Same room. Four different learning experiences.

It's third period at Payne Tech. Mr. Boyce has assigned a research and design exercise — but his classroom has students at four different levels.

The student still building foundational skills asks Groundwave to explain the core concepts before they start. The student who needs scaffolding asks it to help structure their approach. The student at grade level uses it as a thought partner, pressure-testing design decisions as they go. The advanced student pushes harder — interrogating tradeoffs, exploring edge cases, extending the brief beyond its original scope.

All four are working from Mr. Boyce's actual materials. His framing. His constraints. His rubric. Not a generic AI response — instruction that knows the classroom it came from.

The teacher's voice stays in the room, even when the teacher is working with another student.

Instruction-Aware Intelligence

The AI draws from Mr. Boyce's curriculum — not the internet.

Most AI tools give every student the same generic model. Groundwave is different. Using retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), each station is loaded with a teacher's actual instructional content — lesson plans, notes, assignments, reading materials.

  1. →

    Missed Tuesday's lesson?

    A student can ask the model to explain it — in Mr. Boyce's framing, using Mr. Boyce's language.

  2. →

    Stuck on an assignment?

    Help is grounded in the exact context their teacher provided — not a generic answer pulled from the open web.

  3. →

    Ready to go deeper?

    Curriculum Mode keeps the model grounded in teacher-approved scope — extending the lesson while connecting materials, surfacing related concepts, and challenging assumptions without drifting outside the instructor's design.

  4. →

    An extension of instruction. Not a replacement.

    The Instructor Audit Dashboard gives teachers full visibility into student interactions — supporting review, oversight, and alignment with classroom goals. The AI extends instruction; the teacher stays in control.

Why This Matters

Privacy, reliability, and control by design.

Built for districts that need AI capability without turning student interaction data into a cloud dependency.

  1. 01

    FERPA-Compliant by Architecture

    Student interactions stay in the building. There is no cloud database, no third-party telemetry, and no external model calls at runtime.

  2. 02

    Offline-Capable

    The system works regardless of network status, ensuring reliability in any classroom.

  3. 03

    Teacher-Focused

    Includes an Instructor Audit Dashboard and Curriculum Mode to ensure the AI remains focused on approved class materials.

  4. 04

    Institutional Control

    You own the hardware, the model, and the logs. You make the decisions — not the vendor.

"You own the hardware, the model, and the logs. You make the decisions — not the vendor."

Products

One platform. Your building.

Core platform

Language AI

Tutoring · Reading · Writing Support

On-device language models for student tutoring, reading comprehension, writing feedback, and staff productivity — fully offline, no cloud subscription required.

Document AI

Forms · Records · Visual Materials

Extract, classify, and search text from documents, forms, and visual materials. Runs locally on your hardware — no files leave the building.

Managed Deployment

Setup · Support · Grant Documentation

We handle hardware configuration, on-site or remote setup, and ongoing support. Includes documentation to support Title I grant applications and program reporting.

Groundstation Hardware

Purpose-built for the classroom.

V1 — Live

NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano

Deployed · Essex County Schools of Technology, Newark NJ

NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano Super Dev Kit · JetPack 6.2 · Samsung NVMe SSD · Ollama + Docker Compose · Llama 3.2 · 18.34 tokens/sec · ~$450/unit · ~30 students

V2 — In Development

HP Z2 G9 Tower

Fall 2026

HP Z2 G9 Tower · RTX 4070 Ti Super · AMD Ryzen 7 · ~300 students

Contact

Let's talk about your school.

Questions, partnership inquiries, or grant documentation support — we respond to every message.

vincent@groundwaveai.com