Niantic announces acquisition of 6D.ai, teases "planet-scale AR experiences"
What you need to know
- Niantic has just announced the acquisition of 6D.ai.
- Together they're building a 3D map of the world.
- It means that one day we could experience "planet-scale AR experiences.
Niantic has announced the acquisition of 6D.ai, in a move it says could pave the way for "planet-scale AR experiences". In a blog post they stated:
6D.ai was founded in 2017 from Oxford University's Active Vision Lab. They build computer vision-based technologies to solve AR issues like 3D reconstruction. Looking ahead, Niantic says that this acquisition could lead to any of the following:
6D.ai said it was extremely proud to be joining Niantic, and that it would continue "to be laser-focused on building the 3D map of the world and finding the best way to bring those tool to the developer community so that everyone can benefit from the potential of AR."
So there you have it, Pokémon Go is about to be lit.
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