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Estonian drone-autonomy startup Remānguys has qualified for the AI Grand Prix finals in Columbus, Ohio, after placing ninth in September’s physical qualifying round, Dronelife reports. The finals are scheduled for 7–11 December.
Why it mattersThe competition uses identical drones with a single camera, putting the contest on software rather than hardware. Remānguys says its system navigates without GPS or LiDAR, building a map from camera images as the drone flies. That makes a racing course a useful test of navigation in places where satellite signals are unreliable, though success on a controlled course does not establish readiness for tougher deployments.
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Watch Desk Update What changedRemānguys says its drone-autonomy software builds a 3D map of a race hall from camera footage, tracking the drone without GPS or LiDAR. The company says camera orientation in a recorded flight demo was within 1.6 degrees of the flight controller. That is a company-reported demonstration figure, not an independent test result.
The three-person team includes co-founders Štěpán Kaiser and Jan Sechovec, alongside Sechovec’s 16-year-old son, Jan Sechovec Jr. The company says all three write code for its racing system.
Remānguys also says it plans to launch SILM N6 in 2027, an AI flight controller intended to bring its autonomy software onto a single board. The plan extends the story beyond a competition result, though the company has not announced a more specific launch date.
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- Remānguys from Tallinn reaches the final of Anduril’s AI Grand Prix, a world race of drones that fly themselves - sUAS News: Remānguys says a recorded flight demo showed its camera-based drone software tracking camera orientation within 1.6 degrees of the flight controller, and says it plans to launch the SILM N6 AI flight controller in 2027.
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