A massive databse built by players of Pokémon Go is now being used Coco Robotics to help its street delivery robots better ...

A 30-billion-image dataset built by players over the last decade is now being used to train an AI navigation system ...

If you played Pokémon Go, there's a chance you helped with the development of training robots and AI.

It has been around 10 years since Pokémon Go peaked in popularity. But there was a time when millions of people worldwide were pounding the pavement in ...

Pokémon Go creator Niantic Spatial reportedly used 30 billion images crowdsourced from players to build a map that will train ...

Niantic's AI spinout is training a new world model using 30 billion images of urban landmarks crowdsourced from players.

Pokémon Go players unknowingly trained delivery robots for years after generating over 30 billion scans that Niantic has now repurposed to power Coco Robotics’ autonomous bots ...

Niantic’s spatial AI, built partly from optional scans submitted through its AR games, is now helping delivery robots ...

The early augmented reality smartphone app prompted hundreds of millions of players to wander into parks, parking lots, and even dimly lit alleyways, peering through their phone cameras in search of ...

What started as a simple mobile game in 2016 is now helping machines navigate cities with precision. The millions of Pokémon Go players roaming cities and other places unknowingly created ...

Over 10 years of Pokémon GO location mapping data is being used to help power Coco Robotics' autonomous couriers, helping ...

Each robot employs multiple cameras to perceive its surrounding environment, matching those visual inputs against Niantic ...