Inside Niantic Spatial’s audacious plan to scan the world

The company behind ‘Pokémon Go’ is now creating an AI- and robot-ready 3D model of everything around us.

The robots are coming—and they’ll need a good map to get around, whether they’re delivering our packages, driving us around, or doing any of the myriad of other tasks robotic helpers may perform for us in the future.

“Without spatial intelligence, your robot really can’t do what you want it to do,” says John Hanke, the former CEO of Niantic Spatial who transitioned into the role of the company’s executive chairman a week ago. “Your Roomba........

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