Lantronix and Latent AI Bring Persistent Target Tracking to Small Drones

Nov 12, 2026
Lantronix and Latent AI are adding Captus Perception target detection and tracking to Lantronix's Spotter board for Group 1 drones, with a package due in early 2027.

Lantronix and Latent AI are bringing automatic target recognition to Spotter, Lantronix's compact robotics board for small drones, the companies said in a press release. Latent AI's Captus Perception software adds target detection and persistent tracking, and the companies are working on a packaged version for Group 1 drones.

An operator can designate a target and the drone tracks it onboard. If the target moves out of view or is hidden, the drone reacquires it, and the track is designed to hold even when bandwidth is limited or the link drops. Tracking data feeds straight to the flight stack for reconnaissance, surveillance and, where the platform supports it, terminal guidance.

Spotter runs on Qualcomm's Dragonwing QCS6490 with up to 12.5 TOPS of AI performance at single-digit watts on a 42 x 120 mm board, and is NDAA and TAA compliant. Spotter becomes available in the fourth quarter of 2026, and Captus Perception follows as a Spotter package in the first quarter of 2027.

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