Theseus

Visual positioning system for GPS-denied autonomous vehicles. Demonstrated 564 km autonomous flight without satellite navigation

sources 1 record source · provenance backfill in progress last checked 4 May 2026 next review due 2 Aug 2026 Suggest a correction

Coverage ledger coverage estimate

Four independent coverage axes. Low coverage means the record is less assessed, not that the company performs poorly.

coverage estimate

Identity Who they are

4 substantiated 0 searched, not found 6 not yet assessed ↓ highlights

Capability What they do

1 substantiated 0 searched, not found 3 not yet assessed

Relationships With whom

2 substantiated 1 searched, not found 1 not yet assessed ↓ network

Scale How much

2 substantiated 0 searched, not found 1 not yet assessed ↓ scale

Highlights

1 fact

Tracked signals (12mo) 20

confidence not yet assessed as of 7 Apr 2026

CITE

As of 2026-04-07 dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15

Plain text

Theseus — Tracked signals (12mo): 20. robotics.press Directory. As of 2026-04-07; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15. https://robotics.press/company/theseus/#fact:theseus:signal_count

BibTeX

@misc{robotics_press_theseus_signal_count,
  author = {{robotics.press}},
  title = {Theseus — Tracked signals (12mo)},
  howpublished = {robotics.press Directory},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://robotics.press/company/theseus/#fact:theseus:signal_count},
  note = {As of 2026-04-07; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15}
}

CSL JSON

{
  "id": "fact:theseus:signal_count",
  "type": "webpage",
  "title": "Theseus — Tracked signals (12mo)",
  "author": [
    {
      "literal": "robotics.press"
    }
  ],
  "publisher": "robotics.press Directory",
  "URL": "https://robotics.press/company/theseus/#fact:theseus:signal_count",
  "issued": {
    "date-parts": [
      [
        2026,
        4,
        7
      ]
    ]
  },
  "note": "As of 2026-04-07; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15",
  "dataset-release": "rp-dir-2026-07-15"
}

Scale & activity

1 deal · $240M disclosed · 20 signals

20 tracked signals latest 7 Apr 2026

Date Deal Value / type Evidence Citation

Undated

Shield AI Series D/Growth Funding

$240M

Date	Deal	Value / type	Evidence	Citation
Undated	Shield AI Series D/Growth Funding	$240M	source ↗	CITE As of 2026-07-23 dataset `rp-dir-2026-07-15` Plain text Theseus — FUNDING: Shield AI Series D/Growth Funding. robotics.press Directory. As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15. https://robotics.press/company/theseus/#fact:theseus:deal:undated-funding-shield-ai-series-d-growth-funding BibTeX @misc{robotics_press_theseus_deal_undated-funding-shield-ai-series-d-growth-funding, author = {{robotics.press}}, title = {Theseus — FUNDING}, howpublished = {robotics.press Directory}, year = {2026}, url = {https://robotics.press/company/theseus/#fact:theseus:deal:undated-funding-shield-ai-series-d-growth-funding}, note = {As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15} } CSL JSON { "id": "fact:theseus:deal:undated-funding-shield-ai-series-d-growth-funding", "type": "webpage", "title": "Theseus — FUNDING", "author": [ { "literal": "robotics.press" } ], "publisher": "robotics.press Directory", "URL": "https://robotics.press/company/theseus/#fact:theseus:deal:undated-funding-shield-ai-series-d-growth-funding", "issued": { "date-parts": [ [ 2026, 7, 23 ] ] }, "note": "As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15", "dataset-release": "rp-dir-2026-07-15" } Highlighted claim Durable fact resolver

source ↗

CITE

As of 2026-07-23 dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15

Plain text

Theseus — FUNDING: Shield AI Series D/Growth Funding. robotics.press Directory. As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15. https://robotics.press/company/theseus/#fact:theseus:deal:undated-funding-shield-ai-series-d-growth-funding

BibTeX

@misc{robotics_press_theseus_deal_undated-funding-shield-ai-series-d-growth-funding,
  author = {{robotics.press}},
  title = {Theseus — FUNDING},
  howpublished = {robotics.press Directory},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://robotics.press/company/theseus/#fact:theseus:deal:undated-funding-shield-ai-series-d-growth-funding},
  note = {As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15}
}

CSL JSON

{
  "id": "fact:theseus:deal:undated-funding-shield-ai-series-d-growth-funding",
  "type": "webpage",
  "title": "Theseus — FUNDING",
  "author": [
    {
      "literal": "robotics.press"
    }
  ],
  "publisher": "robotics.press Directory",
  "URL": "https://robotics.press/company/theseus/#fact:theseus:deal:undated-funding-shield-ai-series-d-growth-funding",
  "issued": {
    "date-parts": [
      [
        2026,
        7,
        23
      ]
    ]
  },
  "note": "As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15",
  "dataset-release": "rp-dir-2026-07-15"
}

Deployment sites: searched, not found. We searched the available record and found no published evidence.

Network

1 person

Person Role Citation

Person	Role	Citation
Travis Kalanick	—	CITE As of 2026-07-23 dataset `rp-dir-2026-07-15` Plain text Theseus — Person: Travis Kalanick. robotics.press Directory. As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15. https://robotics.press/company/theseus/#fact:theseus:person:travis-kalanick BibTeX @misc{robotics_press_theseus_person_travis-kalanick, author = {{robotics.press}}, title = {Theseus — Person}, howpublished = {robotics.press Directory}, year = {2026}, url = {https://robotics.press/company/theseus/#fact:theseus:person:travis-kalanick}, note = {As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15} } CSL JSON { "id": "fact:theseus:person:travis-kalanick", "type": "webpage", "title": "Theseus — Person", "author": [ { "literal": "robotics.press" } ], "publisher": "robotics.press Directory", "URL": "https://robotics.press/company/theseus/#fact:theseus:person:travis-kalanick", "issued": { "date-parts": [ [ 2026, 7, 23 ] ] }, "note": "As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15", "dataset-release": "rp-dir-2026-07-15" } Highlighted claim Durable fact resolver

Travis Kalanick

—

CITE

As of 2026-07-23 dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15

Plain text

Theseus — Person: Travis Kalanick. robotics.press Directory. As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15. https://robotics.press/company/theseus/#fact:theseus:person:travis-kalanick

BibTeX

@misc{robotics_press_theseus_person_travis-kalanick,
  author = {{robotics.press}},
  title = {Theseus — Person},
  howpublished = {robotics.press Directory},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://robotics.press/company/theseus/#fact:theseus:person:travis-kalanick},
  note = {As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15}
}

CSL JSON

{
  "id": "fact:theseus:person:travis-kalanick",
  "type": "webpage",
  "title": "Theseus — Person",
  "author": [
    {
      "literal": "robotics.press"
    }
  ],
  "publisher": "robotics.press Directory",
  "URL": "https://robotics.press/company/theseus/#fact:theseus:person:travis-kalanick",
  "issued": {
    "date-parts": [
      [
        2026,
        7,
        23
      ]
    ]
  },
  "note": "As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15",
  "dataset-release": "rp-dir-2026-07-15"
}

Competitors: searched, not found. We searched the available record and found no published evidence.

Analysis

Research Report: Theseus

quick report · 7 Apr 2026 · 11 sources · 2,700 words

This report analyzes a robotics company named Theseus within the 2026 autonomous systems landscape. However, the report finds no verifiable primary-source evidence confirming Theseus's existence, products, funding, or deployments. It provides market context on growing robotics segments (AMRs, service robots, defense autonomy) and outlines a due-diligence framework for evaluating unverified companies.

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Dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15 · schema 1.0.0 · data changed 23 Jul 2026

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