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Robotics focus and products
- Categories
- Robot components, Sensors, Autonomous vehicles
- Main products
- Inertial navigation systems, GNSS and navigation products
- Industries
- Robotics, Marine, Aerospace, Autonomous vehicles
- Company role
- Commercial
Questions for projects using Advanced Navigation
Compare the named navigation product's error behavior during the route's GNSS outages. Record mounting, calibration and available aiding sensors. Supplying position estimates is a different function from completing the robot's task.
Editorial review . Product source dates remain listed above.
Company history and financial context
Origins and founders
- Founding year
- 2012
- Founder information
- Chris Shaw is identified as a co-founder in the March 2026 announcement. The complete founder list has not been checked here.
Advanced Navigation develops positioning technology for machines working across land, air and water. Its March 2026 funding announcement describes expansion of engineering and manufacturing capacity in international markets.
Technology and practical role
Its navigation approach combines inertial measurements with other sensor inputs. This helps estimate motion when satellite signals are degraded or unavailable. Hydrus is a separate underwater robotic product rather than a name for every navigation component.
Financial information
Funding US$110 million
March 2026. Company Series C round.
Company-reported financing
Led by Airtree Ventures with participation from Quadrant and NRFC. The page header is dated 17 March and the body 18 March. This amount is not revenue or a valuation.
Advanced Navigation Series C announcementNo revenue or valuation figure has been verified for this profile. This is a gap in this directory, not a statement that the company has never published the information.
What to check before a project
Request error measurements over the required operating duration without satellite updates. Check the integration interface, calibration and environmental limits. A navigation sensor does not by itself provide obstacle avoidance or complete vehicle autonomy.
Sources for this section
Research additions reviewed . Historical figures retain their own reporting dates.