OttoSentry
Night-vision camera view of a steel gate in a perimeter wall, with a person approaching it.
Person in gate zone
Gate cameraThu 29 Oct 2026, 19:44

Status: in development // Illustrative feed

Cameras that know what matters.

OttoSentry adds AI to the IP cameras you already own. It tells a person at your gate from a cat, a swaying tree or passing headlights, alerts your phone in seconds, and keeps your video at home.

See how it works
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Person at the gate

Gate camera, 19:44

Video
Stays at home
Snapshot retention
30 days (7 to 90)
Cameras
RTSP / ONVIF
Roles
Owner / Admin / Member / Viewer
Tamper
Covered / Blacked out / Frozen / Blurred / Turned away

01 // The problem

Motion alerts cry wolf.

Most cameras alert on anything that moves: leaves, rain, a passing matatu's headlights. After a week of false alarms, people stop looking. OttoSentry checks what moved, where and how before it disturbs you.

Ordinary camera
2 motion alerts
OttoSentry
No alert sent
Night-vision camera view of a gate in heavy rain, with a bush moving and headlights sweeping past.
Gate cameraThu 29 Oct 2026, 23:23

Drag to compare. Night-vision camera view of a gate in heavy rain, with a bush moving and headlights sweeping past. Illustration of how OttoSentry is designed to behave.

02 // See what it sees

See what it sees.

Pick a moment. These are the kinds of things OttoSentry is built to notice, and what lands on your phone when it does.

Night-vision camera view of a steel gate in a perimeter wall, with a person approaching it.
Person in gate zone
Gate cameraThu 29 Oct 2026, 19:44
OttoSentrynow

Person at the gate

Gate camera, 19:44

A person walks into the zone you drew. The gate light switches on and your phone gets a snapshot. A cat or a swaying branch in the same spot doesn't trigger anything.

Illustrations of how OttoSentry is designed to behave.

03 // What it does

What OttoSentry does

  • Knows what it's looking at.

    People, vehicles and animals, not every moving leaf.

    Night-vision camera view of a car parked in a driveway, with a person standing close to it.
    Person near your car

  • Fewer false alarms.

    Ignores trees, rain, shadows and headlights by checking how things move.

    Night-vision camera view of a gate in heavy rain, with a bush moving and headlights sweeping past.
    Ignored: rain and headlights

  • Knows when a camera is blocked.

    Alerts you if a camera is covered, blacked out, frozen, blurred or turned away.

    The gate camera view, blurred and darkened as if the lens has been covered.
    Camera covered

  • Finds anything you describe.

    Type "red car yesterday afternoon" and see the moments that match.

  • Keeps working through outages.

    Detects, records and sounds the alarm with no internet, then catches you up.

  • Keeps your video at home.

    Recordings stay on your OttoSentry device; only alerts go to the cloud.

See all features

04 // Ask your cameras

Ask your cameras.

Describe what you're looking for in your own words and OttoSentry finds the moments that match. Search by description is an optional cloud feature, explained before you switch it on.

Example searches

  • Night-vision camera view of a car parked in a driveway, with a person standing close to it.
    Person near your car

    Driveway camera, Fri 02:22

  • Camera view of an estate entrance at dusk with a boom barrier, guard booth and an approaching car.

    Estate entrance, Thu 18:18

Example searches on illustrative images.

One message instead of a hundred.

Each morning OttoSentry can send a short summary of the night, so you know what happened without scrolling through clips.

OttoSentry8:44

Your night, summarised

  • 3 deliveries yesterday
  • 1 unknown person at the gate at 2:22 am
  • Camera 2 offline for 10 minutes
  • Everything else was quiet

05 // Setup

Three steps to a smarter camera.

OttoSentry

Add cameras

Looking on your network

  • Gate cameraConnect
  • Driveway cameraConnect

06 // Real conditions

Built for the way things really are.

Power out on the street. OttoSentry on battery.

Pick a condition to see what happens

07 // Made for

Made for the places you look after.

  • High wall camera view of a Nairobi home compound with a steel gate, paved courtyard and house entrance in daylight.
    Gate cameraFri 30 Oct 2026, 08:44

    Homes.

    Know who's at the gate or the door, hear when a parcel arrives, and sleep through the rain.

  • High corner camera view of a Nairobi convenience shop with a customer seen from behind in the central aisle.
    Motion
    Shop floorFri 30 Oct 2026, 13:31

    Shops and small businesses.

    Alerts after closing time, a line across the shop door, and visitor counts and busy hours for the day.

  • Camera view of a Nairobi office courtyard with a two-storey building, guard booth and boom barrier in late afternoon.
    Estate entranceFri 30 Oct 2026, 16:16

    Estates and offices.

    Many cameras and several people on watch, each with the access they need and nothing more.

  • OttoSentry inside

    Camera makers and installers.

    Put OttoSentry inside your own product: AI detection, an app and a cloud, under your brand.

    Explore the Platform Kit

08 // Privacy

Your home stays yours.

Your video, recordings and face data stay on your OttoSentry device at home. Only a small snapshot and a short description go to our cloud, so we can alert your phone, and they're deleted after 30 days or sooner if you choose.

How we protect your privacy
Video
Clips
Camera passwords
Face data

Snapshot and alert

09 // Partners

Make your cameras smarter.

OttoSentry is a platform you can put your own brand on: AI detection, a modern app and a cloud, ready to run on your recorders, on our Node or inside your cameras.

Explore the Platform Kit

10 // Early access

Be first to try OttoSentry.

We're opening early access in stages. Join the list and we'll email you when it's your turn.