diff --git a/dimos/core/module.py b/dimos/core/module.py
index 26a2b6f893..fdf6d23061 100644
--- a/dimos/core/module.py
+++ b/dimos/core/module.py
@@ -477,14 +477,16 @@ def process_observable(
         self,
         observable: "Observable[Any]",
         async_cb: Callable[[Any], Any],
+        on_drop: Callable[[], None] | None = None,
     ) -> "DisposableBase":
         """Subscribe `async_cb` (an async function) to `observable`, dispatching
         each emitted value onto self._loop. Invocations are serialized through a
-        per-subscription dispatcher task with LATEST coalescing. The subscription
+        per-subscription dispatcher task with LATEST coalescing. `on_drop`, if
+        given, fires once per message dropped by that coalescing. The subscription
         is registered for cleanup on stop()."""
         if not inspect.iscoroutinefunction(async_cb):
             raise TypeError("process_observable requires an `async def` callback")
-        on_msg, dispatcher_disp = self._make_async_dispatch(async_cb)
+        on_msg, dispatcher_disp = self._make_async_dispatch(async_cb, on_drop)
         sub = observable.subscribe(on_msg)
         return self.register_disposable(CompositeDisposable(sub, dispatcher_disp))
 
@@ -635,7 +637,9 @@ def _auto_bind_handlers(self) -> None:
             self.process_observable(in_stream.pure_observable(), handler)
 
     def _make_async_dispatch(
-        self, async_handler: Callable[[Any], Any]
+        self,
+        async_handler: Callable[[Any], Any],
+        on_drop: Callable[[], None] | None = None,
     ) -> tuple[Callable[[Any], None], "DisposableBase"]:
         """Build a sync callback that delivers `msg` into a single-slot LATEST
         mailbox drained by a dedicated dispatcher task on `self._loop`.
@@ -645,7 +649,9 @@ def _make_async_dispatch(
             awaits).
           - If messages arrive faster than the handler can process them,
             intermediate messages are dropped and only the most recent unprocessed
-            message is kept (LATEST policy).
+            message is kept (LATEST policy). `on_drop`, if given, is called once
+            per dropped message (on the loop thread) so callers that need every
+            message can surface the loss.
           - The returned Disposable cancels the dispatcher task.
         """
         loop = self._loop
@@ -685,6 +691,10 @@ def on_msg(msg: Any) -> None:
                 return
 
             def _set() -> None:
+                # A slot that still holds an unconsumed value is about to be
+                # overwritten — that queued message is being dropped (LATEST).
+                if slot["has_value"] and on_drop is not None:
+                    on_drop()
                 slot["value"] = msg
                 slot["has_value"] = True
                 event.set()
diff --git a/dimos/hardware/sensors/lidar/fastlio2/recorder.py b/dimos/hardware/sensors/lidar/fastlio2/recorder.py
index 08784cfe89..5f081d13e9 100644
--- a/dimos/hardware/sensors/lidar/fastlio2/recorder.py
+++ b/dimos/hardware/sensors/lidar/fastlio2/recorder.py
@@ -45,13 +45,13 @@ class FastLio2Recorder(Recorder):
     _last_odom_pose: Pose | None = None
 
     @pose_setter_for("fastlio_odometry")
-    def _odom_pose(self, msg: Odometry) -> Pose | None:
+    async def _odom_pose(self, msg: Odometry) -> Pose | None:
         pose = getattr(msg, "pose", None)
         self._last_odom_pose = getattr(pose, "pose", None) if pose is not None else None
         return self._last_odom_pose
 
     @pose_setter_for("fastlio_lidar")
-    def _lidar_pose(self, msg: PointCloud2) -> Pose | None:
+    async def _lidar_pose(self, msg: PointCloud2) -> Pose | None:
         # Most-recent odometry pose, stamped directly (no tf). None before the
         # first odometry -> frame stored unposed, map-skipped.
         return self._last_odom_pose
diff --git a/dimos/memory2/module.py b/dimos/memory2/module.py
index 00cd46a1d0..cc3aebc67d 100644
--- a/dimos/memory2/module.py
+++ b/dimos/memory2/module.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from collections.abc import Callable
+from collections.abc import Awaitable, Callable
 import enum
 import inspect
 import os
@@ -274,15 +274,20 @@ class RecorderConfig(MemoryModuleConfig):
     stream_remapping: dict[str, str] = Field(default_factory=dict)
 
 
-PoseSetter = Callable[[Any], "Pose | None"]
+PoseSetter = Callable[[Any], "Awaitable[Pose | None]"]
 
 
 def pose_setter_for(*stream_names: str) -> Callable[[Any], Any]:
-    """Mark a method ``(self, msg) -> Pose | None`` as the pose setter for the
-    given recorded stream(s). Streams without a setter fall back to the tf-based
-    ``world <- frame_id`` lookup."""
+    """Mark an ``async def`` method ``(self, msg) -> Pose | None`` as the pose
+    setter for the given recorded stream(s). Streams without a setter fall back
+    to the tf-based ``world <- frame_id`` lookup."""
 
     def decorate(fn: Any) -> Any:
+        if not inspect.iscoroutinefunction(fn):
+            raise TypeError(
+                f"@pose_setter_for must decorate an `async def` method; "
+                f"{getattr(fn, '__qualname__', fn)} is not async"
+            )
         fn._pose_setter_for = tuple(stream_names)
         return fn
 
@@ -302,16 +307,20 @@ class MyRecorder(Recorder):
 
     Each stream's pose defaults to a ``world <- frame_id`` tf lookup; decorate a
     method with ``@pose_setter_for("stream")`` to source it elsewhere (e.g. from
-    an odometry stream)::
+    an odometry stream). Setters run on the module's event loop and may be
+    ``async def``::
 
         @pose_setter_for("lidar")
-        def _lidar_pose(self, msg):
+        async def _lidar_pose(self, msg):
             return self._last_odom_pose
     """
 
     config: RecorderConfig
 
     _pose_setters: dict[str, Any] = {}
+    # Per-stream count of frames lost to the dispatcher's LATEST coalescing
+    # (sink slower than input). Populated lazily as drops happen.
+    _dropped_frames: dict[str, int] = {}
 
     @rpc
     def start(self) -> None:
@@ -324,6 +333,7 @@ def start(self) -> None:
             return
 
         self._pose_setters = self._collect_pose_setters()
+        self._dropped_frames = {}
 
         # TODO: store reset API/logic is not implemented yet. This module
         # shouldn't need to know about files (SqliteStore specific), and
@@ -368,12 +378,14 @@ def _port_to_stream(self, name: str, input_topic: In[Any], stream: Stream[Any])
         already in world coords) fall back to ``config.default_frame_id`` —
         so every observation gets a robot-pose anchor when tf is publishing.
 
-        Registers the subscription as a disposable on this module.
+        Each port is recorded by an async callback dispatched on the module's
+        event loop via :meth:`process_observable`, which serialises invocations
+        and registers the subscription for cleanup on stop().
         """
 
-        def on_msg(msg: Any) -> None:
+        async def on_msg(msg: Any) -> None:
             ts = self._resolve_ts(name, msg)
-            pose = self._resolve_pose(name, msg, ts)
+            pose = await self._resolve_pose(name, msg, ts)
             if not pose:
                 logger.warning(
                     "[%s] No pose for time %s (msg ts: %s), storing without pose",
@@ -383,7 +395,23 @@ def on_msg(msg: Any) -> None:
                 )
             stream.append(msg, ts=ts, pose=pose)
 
-        self.register_disposable(Disposable(input_topic.subscribe(on_msg)))
+        self.process_observable(
+            input_topic.pure_observable(), on_msg, on_drop=lambda: self._on_frame_dropped(name)
+        )
+
+    def _on_frame_dropped(self, name: str) -> None:
+        """A frame for *name* was dropped because the sink couldn't keep up with
+        the input rate (dispatcher LATEST coalescing). Count it and warn — once,
+        then on each power-of-ten — so silent data loss is visible without
+        flooding the log."""
+        count = self._dropped_frames.get(name, 0) + 1
+        self._dropped_frames[name] = count
+        if count == 1 or count % 1000 == 0:
+            logger.warning(
+                "[%s] Recorder dropped %d frame(s) — sink slower than input; recording is lossy",
+                name,
+                count,
+            )
 
     def _prepare_streams(self) -> None:
         """On APPEND, drop the streams this recorder is about to (re)write — the
@@ -401,13 +429,13 @@ def _resolve_ts(self, name: str, msg: Any) -> float:
         """Timestamp to record *msg* at. Override to re-base onto another clock."""
         return getattr(msg, "ts", None) or time.time()
 
-    def _resolve_pose(self, name: str, msg: Any, ts: float) -> Pose | None:
-        """Pose to anchor *msg* with. Dispatches to the stream's
+    async def _resolve_pose(self, name: str, msg: Any, ts: float) -> Pose | None:
+        """Pose to anchor *msg* with. Dispatches to the stream's (async)
         ``@pose_setter_for`` if one is defined, else falls back to a
         ``world <- frame_id`` tf lookup."""
         setter = self._pose_setters.get(name)
         if setter is not None:
-            return cast("Pose | None", setter(msg))
+            return cast("Pose | None", await setter(msg))
         frame_id = getattr(msg, "frame_id", None) or self.config.default_frame_id
         transform = self.tf.get(
             self.config.root_frame, frame_id, time_point=ts, time_tolerance=self.config.tf_tolerance
diff --git a/dimos/robot/unitree/go2/blueprints/smart/unitree_go2.py b/dimos/robot/unitree/go2/blueprints/smart/unitree_go2.py
index 9993e541c4..e50cf8b8e3 100644
--- a/dimos/robot/unitree/go2/blueprints/smart/unitree_go2.py
+++ b/dimos/robot/unitree/go2/blueprints/smart/unitree_go2.py
@@ -62,13 +62,17 @@ class Go2Memory(Recorder):
     _last_odom_pose: Pose | None = None
 
     @pose_setter_for("odom")
-    def _odom_pose(self, msg: PoseStamped) -> Pose | None:
+    async def _odom_pose(self, msg: PoseStamped) -> Pose | None:
         self._last_odom_pose = msg
         return self._last_odom_pose
 
     @pose_setter_for("lidar")
-    def _lidar_pose(self, msg: PointCloud2) -> Pose | None:
-        return self._last_odom_pose  # should always exist (odom alwyas wins the race)
+    async def _lidar_pose(self, msg: PointCloud2) -> Pose | None:
+        # go2 lidar (currently) is in world-frame
+        # so it doesn't make sense to register lidar at the odom pose
+        # but we do it anyways because map.py (for now) requires it
+        # TODO: fix map.py to use a transform frame
+        return getattr(self, "_last_odom_pose", None)
 
 
 unitree_go2_markers = (