Theseus develops GPS-denied visual autonomy technology for drones operating where satellite navigation is jammed, spoofed, or unavailable. Its mission is to help keep people farther from the battlefield by enabling reliable positioning and mission continuity in contested environments. The company’s Cyclops product is software-first visual positioning: it compares live camera images with pre-generated reference maps to estimate a vehicle’s position in real time, then sends position data to the flight controller through standard MAVLink interfaces.

Cyclops is designed for integration into existing platforms, with typical evaluations beginning with a short bench setup and validation flights rather than major hardware changes. It works with electro-optical cameras during the day and long-wave infrared cameras at night, and runs on widely available, NDAA-compliant computing and camera hardware, including Raspberry Pi 5 and Nvidia Jetson platforms. Theseus presents the system to drone manufacturers, program offices, and operators, emphasizing scalable deployment, low size, weight, power, and cost requirements, and compatibility with ArduPilot and MAVLink. The company also offers integration details, capability information, and mission-use-case resources.