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Theseus
Last discussed Nov 11, 2026
GPS-alternative navigation system for drones using visual positioning with cameras and maps
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Peter Diamandis · Nov 11, 2026
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Ian Laffey · May 27, 2026
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Peter Diamandis
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vs: Discussed against Figure and Optimus
"This is one that just came out of Y Combinator in the fall 2026 batch. It's called Theseus. They're in the supermarket business and their claim is, quote, lights off at 9:00 p.m., shelves full by 9:00 a.m."
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Ian Laffey
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Used for: Drone navigation in GPS-jammed environments, long-range autonomous missions
Praised: Works with cheap cameras and low-resolution maps, 30-meter median accuracy, o...
vs: Alternative to GPS when jammed, evolved from hardware box to software-only so...
"What we do is we kind of circumvent the whole problem of radio. It's a camera and there's satellite maps on board and it tells the drone where it is. We've spent a lot of time training an algorithm that's able to look at very old, very out-of-date..."
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