Requirements checklist
Use this list to prepare for the site survey. Camera models, mounting heights, bandwidth and power ratings depend on the site, so they are confirmed during the survey rather than fixed here.
Cameras
- A check point for each camera. Vikbot AI camera units go where goods pass in a controlled way: conveyors, dock doors, dispatch points, packing benches and gates.
- A mounting position and lighting at each point, with a clear view of the items. Height and angle are checked during the site survey.
- Existing CCTV, where it is used. Video analytics and FleetBot work on the site's existing CCTV cameras.
- Product-specific setups. PackBot uses two cameras and a scale at the packing bench; ScanBot is a phone app and needs no fixed camera.
Network
- The customer's local network (LAN) connecting the cameras and the edge computer. Everything runs on-premises and offline.
- No internet access is needed for the checks themselves.
- Network capacity per camera is checked during the site survey.
Power
- Power at each camera point and where the edge computer is placed. Power needs are confirmed during the site survey.
Compute
- A place for the edge computer. Vikbot supplies the edge computer that runs the AI on site; the customer provides a location for it on the LAN.
System access
- The expected quantities. Pick lists, invoices or dispatch orders from the ERP or WMS, so each item can be checked against them.
- SAP, if used. Vikbot connects over SAP APIs (OData, BAPI/RFC); the SAP-side work is agreed per project and done together with the customer's SAP team. See how Vikbot integrates with SAP.
- No ERP link yet? DockBot can run standalone from a spreadsheet of dispatch orders.
People
- Item samples of the goods to be checked, so the models can be trained on the customer's own items.
- Floor staff for the parallel run, working the existing process alongside the new checks.
- The customer's ERP or SAP team, when an ERP link is part of the project.
Rollout steps
- Site survey. The Vikbot team sees how goods are checked today and confirms the check points, mounting, lighting, network and power.
- Installation. The cameras and the edge computer are installed on the customer's network.
- Model training. The models are trained on the customer's own items.
- Parallel run. The new checks run alongside the existing process before anything relies on them.
- Go-live. The Vikbot system becomes the check of record.
Typical timeline
Every rollout follows the steps above, but there is no standard duration: the timeline is set after the site survey. One published reference point: PackBot needs about two weeks of use to learn the items and workflow before it becomes the primary control.
For how the checks themselves work, see how camera-based inventory counting works and how QR scanning and dispatch verification work; for other guides, see all implementation guides.