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Our Visual Navigation System (VNS) uses cameras, an inertial measurement unit, and pre-loaded satellite imagery to determine it’s position and send a fake GPS signal to any drone. Integrations typically take <30min.\n\n### How It Started\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=83768&key=user_uploads/1290514/3f680d0f-91e3-4f9e-bf5f-212a076df8fa)\n\nIn February, [Carl](https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlscho) was a Senior at Stanford, [Sacha](https://linkedin.com/in/sacha-levy) was a PhD student at Yale, and [Ian](https://linkedin.com/in/ian-laffey-943200247) was working with a British celebrity. After our post went viral, we spent weeks talking with troops on the ground, drone manufacturers, and DoD.\n\nWe learned that:\n\n\\- The front lines of Ukraine are 100% GPS-denied\n\n\\- Cheap, DIY drones are extremely effective but typically rely on GPS\n\n\\- Existing GPS alternatives are extremely heavy and extremely expensive\n\nWe set out to create a low-cost, low-weight replacement for GPS that works with any drone.\n\n### How It’s Going\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=83768&key=user_uploads/1290514/edd612ed-a0d4-421d-afe4-36931183b93f)\n\nOur first customer in the Special Forces has enabled us to push our VNS to its limits, and the results have been impressive. Here are a few excerpts from a memorandum written by the Captain we work with:\n\n_“Having tested the Theseus’ VizNav system for a week, I am convinced that their technology presents the best solution for a current, and ever-expanding urgent operational need.”_\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=83768&key=user_uploads/1290514/edd4eb3e-a568-4519-84a8-de2020556437)\n\n_“As a company, Theseus has shown a willingness to seek the ground truth from the operator and make improvements based on these recommendations immediately. The progress they have made with limited funding gives me incredible confidence that they act quicker and more efficiently than any other vendors we have worked with.”_\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=83768&key=user_uploads/1290514/7fe82322-4001-49c7-b9ab-255c2a9174d6)\n\nDue to the sensitive nature of our product, technical details and customer-specific information in this post will be limited. We are happy to discuss results in more detail privately.\n\n### Going Forward\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=83768&key=user_uploads/1290514/5acb4bc0-1658-47f2-83ef-38d0dd6d3601)\n\nAmerica is way behind. The current demand for drones in Ukraine is 1-2 million yearly. Every country in the world sees this and is in the process of building out its arsenal. 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As they say, move fast and break things!\n\nWe’ve recently implemented full autonomy, and have already driven over a hundred miles in San Francisco bay without a single human input.\n\n**The Team**\n\nWe’ve been friends for a decade, and we spent 6 of those years building our previous company in which we designed and manufactured airflow testing tools for government agencies and large industrial companies. Our customers include NASA, Tesla, the US Navy and even Los Alamos National Labs! We’ve manufactured tens of thousands of units across a few dozen SKUs so understand exactly what it takes to make a product at scale, and then sell to the largest of customers.\n\nAs hobbies, we’ve built everything from RC planes to electrohydrodynamic thrusters to deep-sea robots so Splash is a dream-come-true for us. What could possibly be more fun than building a 10ft-long AI-powered jet-boat that goes 70mph? 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Our drones can remain deployed indefinitely, positioned where utility companies need them most, and ready to inspect power lines at a moment’s notice. \n\n**Background**\n\nThe American power grid faces unprecedented challenges. Extreme weather is more frequent, more destructive, and less predictable. From 2000 to 2023, 80% of all major outages were caused by extreme weather events. At the same time, power utilities are expected to deliver higher reliability, faster restoration, and stronger wildfire and safety outcomes. Utility investments in distribution grid hardening nearly tripled from 2003 to 2023.\n\nUtilities cannot manage what they cannot see. Today, critical information on the physical grid arrives at the speed of a person reaching the problem. Linemen need high fidelity information faster to prioritize and act decisively.\n\n**Public Utilities**\n\nOur immediate focus is providing utilities with rapid infrastructure assessments across large areas following storms, power outages, and fires.\n\nAt scale, our technology enables a step change in how utilities operate. A linemen or engineer can request imagery of a specific line span or structure and receive it immediately. A downed pole in a high-risk residential area can be located and assessed quickly. Voltair can support routine, day-to-day operational visibility as well as urgent, high-consequence events.\n\nSee more here  \n\nIf you’re interested in piloting our service, reach out to [avi@voltairlabs.com](mailto:avi@volairlabs.com)", "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PG8-voltair-drones-that-charge-on-power-lines", "votes": 19, "created_at": "2026-01-23T15:07:51.927Z" } ] }, { "id": 31144, "name": "Milliray", "slug": "milliray", "former_names": [ "DroneTector Ltd", "DroneTector", "Milliray (formerly DroneTector)" ], "small_logo_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/a4a1552aeba914f75657392e47de071913dbe0bc.png", "website": "https://milliray.com/", "all_locations": "London, England, United Kingdom", "long_description": "We make radars that can see small drones.\r\n\r\nAs drones evolve faster than air defenses, detection has fallen behind. 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Integrated with our camera and acoustic arrays, we deliver reliable detection against the most challenging targets.\n\nSee our technology in action: \n\nOur sensors can operate as a standalone solution or as part of a distributed detection network. They’re highly scalable, adaptable to complex environments, and able to detect drones that other solutions simply can’t. \n\n**The team**\n\nWe’re a team of PhDs from top UK universities with highly relevant expertise. We’ve been supported by the **UK MoD’s Defence and Security Accelerator**, **NATO DIANA** and the **Royal Academy of Engineering**. \n\n**Dr Matthew Moore (CEO) -** Matthew holds a PhD from the University of St Andrews, specializing in millimeter-wave radar for drone detection. He has extensive RF engineering experience and is a Royal Academy of Engineering Enterprise Fellow. \n\n**Dr Thomas Doherty (CTO) -** Thomas holds a PhD from the University of Oxford, and has a decade of experience in optical and laser technologies. 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