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How Pokémon Go is giving delivery robots an inch-perfect view of the world
Publisher description: Pokémon Go was the world’s first augmented-reality megahit. Released in 2016 by the Google spinout Niantic, the AR twist on the juggernaut Pokémon franchise fast became a global phenomenon. From Chicago to Oslo to Enoshima, players hit the streets in the urgent hope of catching a Jigglypuff or a Squirtle or (with a huge amount…
MIT Technology Review | Mar 10, 2026 | Will Douglas Heaven
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Pokémon Go was the world’s first augmented-reality megahit. What Niantic Spatial is putting in place, says Hanke, are the first pieces of what he calls a living map: a hyper-detailed virtual simulation of the world that changes as the world changes. Niantic Spatial says it is coming at the problem from a different angle.
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