Discover how Pokémon Go AI data is used today. We explain how Niantic Spatial's VPS uses player camera scans to power Coco ...

We've known for a while that the real reason Pokemon Go players were tasked with capturing footage of the real world was so it could be mapped, and not so that it could fill its AR version with more ...

Hundreds of millions of Pokemon Go players have unknowingly helped create an AI navigation system that will now be used by delivery robots. The augmented reality smartphone game, which uses a phone’s ...

That time you pointed your phone at a statue to catch Pikachu? You were actually training robots to navigate city streets. Niantic Spatial announced their partnership with Coco Robotics on March 10, ...

Pikachus at every street corner. Leveling up before getting into the gym. “Pokémon Go to the polls.” You remember this era well: Pokémon Go became a frenzy, with hundreds of millions taking to the ...