When Pokémon Go debuted in 2016, it became an overnight sensation. From London to New York, it felt as though everyone had ...

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

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

While Pokémon Go (plus Pikmin Bloom and Monster Hunter Now) are now owned and operated by Monopoly Go maker Scopely, Niantic ...

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

The creator of augmented reality hit Pokemon GO, Niantic, reveals that player data has been used to help train delivery ...

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.