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Niantic Says Pokémon Go Data Now Being Used to Train Delivery Robots, as 'Getting Pikachu to Realistically Run Around' Is 'Actually the Same Problem' - IGN
Niantic is leveraging data from its augmented reality games like Pokémon Go to train delivery robots for its partner company, Coco. The company claims the spatial understanding required for AR navigation is similar to that needed for robots to safely traverse urban environments. Niantic Spatial has access to billions of real-world images collected from players to aid in this development.
