US video game developer Niantic has revealed that its Pokemon Go players have helped create a huge dataset of more than 30 ...

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

Millions of Pokemon Go players may not realise it, but the scans they make while playing the game have helped Niantic build a super-accurate AI navigation system. The company is now using the same ...

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

Nearly ten years after the launch of Pokémon Go turned everyday streets and parks into digital playgrounds, the massive trove ...

Patent-pending solution gives AI model builders and security-conscious enterprises cryptographic, owner-controlled key custody, protecting model weights ...

Niantic Spatial, an AI spinout formed in 2025, has turned years of mobile gaming data into what it describes as a ...

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 ...

Coco Robotics says its Coco 2 delivery robot can reach 13 mph on streets and bike lanes, using Niantic Spatial mapping to improve navigation in dense cities.

There’s a new bot in town. The Coco delivery robots that have become a regular part of so many Los Angeles neighborhoods will now have a whole new look — a redesign the company behind them says will ...

Niantic Labs has revealed they're using part of the Pokemon Go dataset to work with a robotics company to make deliveries faster.

In other words, all that time users spent wandering around playing Pokémon Go will now help determine how well a courier ...