Retail Footfall Camera Kit v13 — Build a Causal AI People Counter with Raspberry Pi 5

Every part needed, pre-tested for compatibility, with an AI build companion trained on this exact project. Shipped from Bengaluru in 3-5 days.

Turn a Raspberry Pi 5 into an advanced footfall camera that not only counts people but learns invariant causal patterns — so your counting model transfers seamlessly across store layouts, lighting conditions, and camera angles. This kit leverages causal discovery to identify true environment-robot relationships, ensuring your retail analytics solution works reliably in any real-world shop.

What You'll Build

You’ll assemble a complete edge AI system for retail people counting. The Pi Camera Module 3 captures video, while the Raspberry Pi 5 runs a causal discovery algorithm locally to detect and count individuals entering or exiting. All raw and processed data logs onto the 512GB NVMe SSD via the M.2 HAT+, enabling high-speed storage and on-device analytics. The trained policy literally transfers across different stores without retraining — you’ll have a scalable, deployable footfall counter ready for any retail environment.

What You'll Learn

• Implement causal discovery algorithms to isolate invariant features for people detection
• Set up high‑speed NVMe storage using the Pi 5 M.2 HAT+ for real‑time data logging
• Design a computer vision pipeline that ignores spurious correlations (shadows, reflections)
• Deploy a transferable counting policy that generalises across different camera views and lighting

Kit Contents

Why Buy This Kit Instead of Sourcing Parts Separately

Who This Kit Is For

Final-year B.Tech students at IITs, NITs, and BITS Pilani working on retail AI capstone projects; Smart India Hackathon teams tackling real-world store analytics challenges; and embedded AI enthusiasts ready to go beyond simple object detection toward causally robust counting. If you want a system that actually works when the store layout changes, this kit is built for you.

Built and Backed by Compoden

Every Compoden kit ships with an AI build companion trained on this exact project — accessible via a QR code on the box, with WhatsApp and email backup. We've spent 10 years building projects for makers, schools, and institutions across India. If a part fails because of a manufacturing defect, replace it free within 7 days.