Science1 hOctober 2, 2026, 23:29

Niantic Spatial uses 30 billion Pokémon Go scans to guide Coco Robotics delivery robots

Niantic Spatial built a Visual Positioning System from over 30 billion images collected by Pokémon Go and Ingress players through AR scanning. Coco Robotics uses it for centimeter-level navigation where GPS fails. The sidewalk robots collect video, audio and location data from bystanders who never consented.

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Niantic Spatial uses 30 billion Pokémon Go scans to guide Coco Robotics delivery robots

Visual Positioning System trained on 30+ billion Pokémon Go and Ingress scans
Coco Robotics uses it to navigate where GPS alone falls short
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