Software-Defined Drone Platform
Your drone is only as smart as its software.
ADOS is a full-stack open-source platform: flight computer, ground control, onboard AI agent, 50km+ data link, and cloud fleet management. One ecosystem. Any drone. Truly autonomous.
The ADOS Ecosystem
Four layers. One platform. Any drone.
From the flight computer to the cloud, every layer is open-source and designed to work together. Or independently.
Mission Control works with any MAVLink drone today. Drone Agent runs on any Linux SBC. The board is optional. But together, they are unmatched.
ADOS Mission Control
The most capable open-source ground control station.
Three firmware protocols. Full offline field mode. Runs in your browser. No install. No license.
- +7 mission pattern generators with terrain following
- +3D simulation on CesiumJS with airspace zone awareness
- +AI-assisted PID tuning from flight logs
- +WebSerial firmware flashing, no external tools needed
- +5 demo drones built in, zero hardware required
- +Full offline field mode, no internet required
ADOS Drone Agent
Turn any Linux board into a drone brain.
A companion computer OS that adds video streaming, cloud connectivity, autonomous missions, and AI inference to any MAVLink drone. Install in under 5 minutes.
- +Runs on Pi Zero 2W through Jetson Orin (64MB minimum)
- +MAVLink proxy routes telemetry to multiple ground stations
- +WFB-ng video at 30-50ms latency, 50km+ range
- +MQTT cloud relay, zero port forwarding needed
- +Terminal dashboard (TUI) for headless SSH management
- +systemd-managed services with per-process resource isolation
Application Suites
Same hardware. Different mission. Just change the software.
YAML-based application suites turn a general-purpose drone into a specialist. No firmware changes. No rewiring. Deploy a new capability in minutes.
Sentry
Autonomous patrol and perimeter surveillance
Survey
Photogrammetry, LiDAR mapping, 3D reconstruction
Agriculture
Crop monitoring, NDVI analysis, precision spray
Cargo
Autonomous delivery with landing zone assessment
Inspection
Infrastructure and structural thermal inspection
SAR
Search and rescue with expanding square patterns
Why Altnautica
The gap in the market is real.
Today's smart-drone leaders (DJI, Skydio, Antigravity, Autel) all proved how much onboard compute matters. They each run that compute layer first-party. Most other drone platforms lack it entirely. Altnautica is building it as an open layer anyone can build on.
| Aspect | Typical first-party stack | Traditional Platforms | Altnautica |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onboard Compute | Custom in-house SoC | None, or external SBC tethered | Integrated on-board (Linux + real-time FC) |
| Software Platform | First-party only, vendor-controlled | Basic ArduPilot, no platform layer | Full-stack: OS, GCS, agent, fleet cloud |
| Video Link | In-house digital link | Analog or basic digital, <2km | WFB-ng, 50km+, open protocol |
| Ecosystem | Single-vendor ecosystem | Each brand siloed | Open source, forkable, GPLv3 |
| Customization | Limited to vendor SDK | Limited | Unlimited, modify everything |
| AI / Autonomy | Yes, vendor-managed | No onboard intelligence | Yes, open source, extensible |
Onboard Compute
Software Platform
Video Link
Ecosystem
Customization
AI / Autonomy
Track Record
Shipped code. Not slide decks.
3 Firmware Protocols
ArduPilot, PX4, and Betaflight support out of the box. 83 MAVLink decoders, 34 MSP decoders. Not a wrapper around QGroundControl. Built from scratch.
Open Source from Day One
GPLv3 licensed. Every line of GCS and Agent code is public on GitHub. Fork it. Modify it. Deploy it.
Multi-Protocol Support
ArduPilot, PX4, and Betaflight. 83 MAVLink decoders. 34 MSP decoders. Not locked to one flight stack.
Community Driven
Active Discord, public roadmap, open issue tracker. Built with feedback from pilots and manufacturers worldwide.
ADOS Flight Computer
The brain that makes drones intelligent.
A single circuit board that gives any drone computer vision, AI inference, HD video, and true autonomy.
Most commercial drones today are remote-controlled tools. They fly waypoints and spray crops, but they can't see, think, or decide. The missing piece isn't aerodynamics or batteries. It's compute.
ADOS puts a Linux-capable computer directly on the flight controller. AI-capable compute for vision and inference. Dedicated autopilot processor for real-time flight control. Open-source HD video at 50km+ range. 4G/5G connectivity. All on one PCB.
For Drone Manufacturers
Ship smarter drones faster.
ADOS reference designs and DroneNet integration. Your drone, our platform.
What you get
- ✓ADOS reference designs (5" and 7-10" platforms)
- ✓Complete hardware and software integration guides
- ✓Regulatory compliance documentation templates
- ✓Application suite configuration and testing
- ✓Board support packages for supported SoCs
- ✓DroneNet fleet management integration
Open Source
We publish everything. Schematics. Software. Protocols.
Every line of code. Every circuit design. Every protocol spec. Open source means you own your stack, not rent it.
Open source. Shipping now.
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