We built maps for people. Now, we’re building a new kind of map for robotics and AI. 🤖📍
Niantic Spatial CEO John Hanke shares why this foundation will be as essential to the future of AI as digital maps were for the web.
Read more: www.nianticspatial.com/blog/ai-real...
John Hanke, CEO of Niantic Spatial, writes in The Information about how the $10 trillion being invested in AI must move beyond the screen — and into the real world.
Read more:
🔗https://www.theinformation.com/articles/spend-10-trillion-ai-improves-real-world-just-ads
#Paywall
We’re building the next phase of AI: a living, continuously updated model of the real world—because industries that aren't future-proof for #PhysicalAI will be left behind.
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Real World AI doesn’t fail because of models.
It fails because it lacks context.
Project Jade shows true spatial intelligence through an embodied AI experience on Snap Spectacles.
Ready for the next AI wave? Niantic Spatial is already here. More to come 🚀
www.nianticspatial.com/en/blog/proj...
That’s a wrap for UnitedXR Brussels! 🇧🇪
We showcased Jade 2, our embodied AI navigation tour on Snap Spectacles, and Executive Producer, Alicia Berry shared how we built indoor + outdoor event navigation.
Thanks for experiencing the XR magic with us!
UnitedXR Brussels was buzzing today! From the mainstage keynote to our Echoes of Revolution announcement and geospatial AI use cases, we shared how Niantic Spatial is shaping real world AI.
#NianticSpatial #UnitedXR #VPS #XR #AI #WorldModels
🇧🇪We’re heading to UnitedXR!
Learn how Niantic Spatial’s VPS, 3D reconstruction, and semantic understanding can fuel your organization’s growth.
👉 Book a meeting or demo our AI companion: calendly.com/d/csqp-3ry-tgm
Last week at Signals of TEDAI San Francisco, we brought together leaders in AI, robotics, and spatial technologies to explore how real-world AI is taking shape—connecting humans and machines in the world we share.
⭐ Access panel recordings: www.nianticspatial.com/events/webin...
The future of AI is about understanding the world itself.
Geotypical vs Geospecific models: one learns how the world works, the other maps where things are.
Together, they form the foundation for embodied intelligence.
Read more by SVP Eng, Bobby Parikh.
www.nianticspatial.com/blog/geotypi...
Tune in to the latest Voices of VR episode with @kentbye.com as Alicia Berry, Executive Producer, & Asim Ahmed, Head of Product Marketing, share how Project Jade is transforming real-world interaction through embodied AI powered by VPS + Spectacles.
voicesofvr.com/1672-niantic...
We created ImaginateAR, a prototype app that lets anyone co-create AR worlds by speaking their imagination — now accepted into UIST!
It advances AI-assisted AR authoring with outdoor scene understanding, fast 3D asset generation, and LLM-driven speech.
🔗 www.nianticspatial.com/blog/imagina...
At #TEDAI San Francisco, CEO John Hanke joined the Frontiers of Multimodal AI panel, sharing: “The domain of human beings, a sort of pedestrian world, is what we’re covering.”
The next frontier? AI that understands where it is in the world.
#NianticSpatial #TEDAI #JohnHanke #SpatialComputing #AI
🌴 Aloha from #ICCV2025! 🌺 Niantic Spatial is in Honolulu this weekend sharing breakthroughs in geospatial AI — from ACE-G’s smarter scene mapping to PlaceIt3D’s language-guided 3D placement.
We’re building a world model that people and machines can talk to.
www.nianticspatial.com/blog/iccvhaw...
Mapping the future of cities starts here. 🌍
SF Mayor Daniel Lurie visited the Niantic Spatial office, then joined CEO John Hanke for a walk through Fisherman’s Wharf to see how geospatial AI and Niantic VPS help robots & AR glasses understand the real world.
At the Kingdom Digital Twin Summit 2025 in Riyadh, Tory Smith, Director of Product Management, shared how we’re advancing Spatial AI through 3 pillars: 🧩 Reconstruct, 📍Localize, and 🧠 Understand — powering the next evolution of digital twins and real-world intelligence.
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Introducing PlaceIt3D — ICCV 2025, Honolulu 🌺
What feels natural for us — “put the lamp next to the sofa” or “move this character where it can’t be seen from the doorway” — is still one of the hardest challenges in AI.
Full paper and resources here: nianticlabs.github.io/placeit3d/
🌐At AES 2025, we showcased solutions in reconstruction, localization & semantic understanding, launched new partnerships & live demos.
📱 We’re excited to share Scaniverse for Enterprise is coming soon!
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“We have a running start at the problem,” said John Hanke, Niantic Spatial CEO.
Read @financialtimes.com's article on how AI groups are betting on world models in the race for ‘superintelligence.’
www.ft.com/content/ae1c... #paywall
🥂 That’s a wrap on AES 2025!
✨3 days. Countless conversations. Inspiring demos. Endless energy.
🤝Huge thanks to our partner Sphere for showcasing spatial collaboration in enterprise.
🚀 Heading home from Dallas energized to keep pushing the boundaries of spatial intelligence.
Day 1 at #AES2025 kicked off strong!
Thomas Gewecke, President & COO shared how geospatial AI powers enterprise growth. He also highlighted new & current partners: USCG, Meow Wolf, Snap Inc. & KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS.
Together, we’re building the future of spatial computing.
🎉 At “Beyond The Strand,” celebrating 10 years of KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS (@KojiPro2015_EN), Hideo Kojima & Niantic Spatial CEO John Hanke made a surprise appearance.
🤝 They announced a partnership to to bring Kojima’s iconic storytelling into the real world.
🔗 www.nianticspatial.com/blog/kojima-...
🚀AES 2025 starts tomorrow in Dallas, TX!
Niantic Spatial is bringing hands-on demos to showcase how spatial intelligence can accelerate your business.
👉 Learn more + book a 1:1 www.nianticspatial.com/events/augme...
#NianticSpatial #AugmentedEnterprise #AugmentedReality #AES2025
🚀 Niantic Spatial is headed to AES 2025 with 3 epic sessions!
✨ Don’t miss these insights on powering enterprise growth, scaling operations faster, and building the living 3D map.
📍 Stop by Booth 508 for demos + book a meeting with our team.
👉 www.nianticspatial.com/events/augme...
🤠 Going to #AugmentedEnterprise in Dallas?
Join Niantic Spatial President & COO, Thomas Gewecke, on Sept 23, 12:20 PM CT to learn about how we are "Powering Enterprise Growth with Spatial Intelligence."
👉 www.nianticspatial.com/events/augme...
🔍 The missing piece of AI? Spatial awareness of the real world.
🤖 In TechRadar, Niantic Spatial’s SVP of Engineering, Bobby Parikh shares why the next era of enterprise AI will be powered by spatial intelligence.
👉 Check it out: www.techradar.com/pro/why-ente...
🌍✨ At #G4C2025, the spotlight was on how games can spark social good.
🎮 Ashley Rosenbaum, Lead Animator of Peridot, shared a memory that shaped her game design experience.
💡One player’s story: while hospitalized, their Peridot brought comfort & joy.
👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBCP...
Niantic Spatial 🤝Aechelon Technology partner to bring advanced 3D simulation + geospatial AI to USCG training.
🌍 Real-time, accurate models of mission zones boost awareness + safety for crews.
🚁 In rescue ops, every moment matters.
Learn more 👉 hubs.ly/Q03HkzNZ0
🚀 We’re heading to #RCONBoise25 from 9/30–10/2!
🎤 Catch Trista Pierce, GTM Business Development at Niantic Spatial sharing how people + machines connect with the physical world.
🌟 Meet our team + book meetings: go.nianticspatial.com/meetings/tri...?
🎟️ 10% off code: Niantic@RCONBoise25
🚀 Turn worksites into shared 3D spaces with Niantic Spatial + Sphere.
1️⃣ Create scans instantly
2️⃣ Collaborate in 3D
3️⃣ Execute with precision
No matter where you are—solve anywhere.
👉 Request a demo: www.nianticspatial.com/customers/sp...
