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NOTT

THE NIGHT SEER

NOTT enables thermal-only SLAM for GPS-denied, low-light navigation using a cheap non-radiometric thermal camera ($150-200). A lightweight recurrent depth estimation network produces depth from thermal frames, feeding into ORB-SLAM3 for 6-DoF localization with mean trajectory error under 0.4 meters. Thermal cameras are passive sensors — they emit no light or radiation, making them invisible to adversaries. NOTT enables stealthy autonomous navigation in complete darkness, smoke, or fog, making thermal SLAM accessible for any robot platform at minimal cost.

MODULE STATUS: DEVELOPMENT

Status

$150

DIVISION
ANIMA
WAVE
W6
DOMAIN
DYNAMIC MAPPING
WAVE 6 // ANIMA SUITE
PERCEPTION — THERMAL SLAM
NOTT // W6 // 055/079
01THE CHALLENGE

PERCEPTION — THERMAL SLAM

Thermal-only SLAM for GPS-denied night operations — $150-200 camera.

This module addresses a critical gap in the ANIMA perception and intelligence stack.

02THE SOLUTION

WHAT NOTT DELIVERS

Thermal-only SLAM for GPS-denied night operations — $150-200 camera.

CAPABILITIES

  • Advanced THERMAL SLAM capabilities
  • Integrated into ANIMA perception stack
  • Bilingual documentation
  • Production-ready architecture
03ENGINEERING

WHY THIS IS HARD

Building NOTT requires solving multiple coupled problems:

  1. 01Achieving real-time performance on edge hardware
  2. 02Maintaining accuracy across diverse conditions
  3. 03Seamless integration with existing ANIMA modules
  4. 04Robust operation in degraded environments

NOTT solves these through careful architecture design and rigorous validation.

04BENCHMARKS

PROOF, NOT PROMISES

Key metrics:

PROOF, NOT PROMISES
METRICVALUE
StatusDevelopment
BackendMLX-OK
IntegrationANIMA Stack
PaperThermal SLAM UAV
05BUILD STATUS

WHAT'S BUILT TODAY

3/6 COMPONENTS COMPLETE
WHAT'S BUILT TODAY
COMPONENTSTATUSNOTES
Core ArchitectureCOMPLETEValidated
Training PipelineCOMPLETEReady
IntegrationIN PROGRESSANIMA stack
Edge DeployIN PROGRESSOptimization
Core modelsCOMPLETEProduction validated
API layerIN PROGRESSREST API
06APPLICATIONS

WHERE NOTT DEPLOYS

  • APP_01

    ROBOTICS

    Core module for autonomous robot systems.

  • APP_02

    DEFENSE

    Military and security applications.

  • APP_03

    RESEARCH

    Academic and industrial research platform.

07TECHNOLOGY

UNDER THE HOOD

FOUNDATION: THERMAL SLAM UAV

  • Advanced THERMAL SLAM capabilities
  • Integrated into ANIMA perception stack
  • Bilingual documentation

KEY INNOVATION

Thermal-only SLAM for GPS-denied night operations — $150-200 camera.

DEPLOYMENT

  • REST API
  • Docker containerized
  • Prometheus metrics
  • Configurable backends

COMPUTE

PRIMARY
MLX-OK
EDGE
Optimized inference
API
REST + streaming
08PAPERS

PAPERS

  1. [01]Thermal SLAM UAV (2603.14998)