Rook AI

Platform & Hardware

Pro-grade hardware. Standardized stack.

Rook deploys a known-good, repeatable hardware stack at every site we install. That means predictable installs, predictable support, and audio & video quality that holds up across every deployment.

Hardware we deploy

We standardize on professional-grade, surveillance-rated equipment from manufacturers we trust. We don’t mix unverified consumer brands into production sites.

Network cameras
IP dome & bullet cameras

Outdoor-rated (IP66/IK10), 2–4 MP, WDR, IR illumination, ONVIF Profile S/T support. We specify Axis, Hanwha, and other professional surveillance brands depending on site requirements.

  • Lightfinder / low-light performance for night transactions
  • Forensic WDR for harsh lighting at pay windows
  • Vandal-resistant casings rated IK08 or higher
  • 5-year manufacturer warranty on all production hardware
Audio capture
Surveillance-grade microphones

Outdoor-rated electret microphones positioned to capture employee & customer dialog at pay windows and drive-thrus. Powered through camera ring-power or dedicated mic preamps.

  • Cardioid or omni-directional depending on lane geometry
  • Weatherproof bell-box or under-overhang mounting
  • 3.5mm line-level or balanced audio paths
  • Dedicated audio pipeline tuned for speech (not music)
Edge compute
On-site bridge appliance

Every Rook site runs a dedicated edge appliance that handles real-time vehicle detection, voice activity detection, and audio processing locally — before anything leaves the property. Customer data is processed at the edge; only graded results and short clips go to the cloud.

  • NVIDIA Jetson Orin-class GPU for live inference
  • Vehicle detection + tracking via RT-DETR
  • Local speech recognition (Whisper) when network is unavailable
  • Privacy-preserving: raw video stays on-site
Network & power
Managed networking

Dedicated PoE+ switches, surge protection, structured CAT6 cabling, and isolated VLANs for camera traffic. Sites can run on existing network or a dedicated camera subnet — we plan it during the site survey.

  • PoE+ (802.3at) for cameras & edge devices
  • Cable runs in conduit where outdoor
  • Camera VLAN to isolate from POS / customer Wi-Fi
  • Optional UPS for site uptime

Cloud platform

Dashboard
Multi-site operations view

KPIs per location, employee leaderboards, transcript review, drill-down to any single transaction.

AI grading
Per-pitch scoring & coaching

Every customer interaction graded against your rubric. Specific "what to say next time" coaching notes generated per employee.

Reporting
Weekly & monthly rollups

Automated reports for owners and managers. Employee performance trends, top objections, best practices to share across teams.

Integrations
VMS compatibility

Works alongside DW Spectrum, Nx Witness, and other ONVIF Profile S video management systems if you already have one.

Mobile
Manager & employee apps

Owners review on their phone. Employees get a private feed of their own pitches and personalized coaching.

Privacy
Edge-first processing

Customer faces and full-resolution video never leave the property. Only graded results, short audio clips, and structured metadata sync to the cloud.

Manufacturers we partner with

Rook sources from established surveillance manufacturers with documented, professional-grade audio & video pipelines. We do not deploy consumer or unverified gray-market cameras at customer sites.

Axis Communications Hanwha Vision NVIDIA (edge compute) Ubiquiti (networking) PoE switching

See the platform live.

Schedule a 20-minute walkthrough with our team — we’ll show you a real deployed site.