Catching Pikachu While Training Robots: Pokemon GO's Role in AI Development Revealed
There was a time when people would walk great distances on a map to catch Pokemon, scouring the streets day and night, even in uninhabited areas, all for a game called Pokemon Go. The reality behind this phenomenon has once again come to light. According to a recent announcement by Niantic, since 2016, over 30 billion real-world images have been collected through Pokemon Go and other AR games.
The robots were trained using the data collected by the actors.
Niantic has announced the creation of a data set comprised of over 30 billion real-world images, gathered through Pokémon Go via photographs and augmented reality scans. The company is now utilizing this data to bolster visual navigation artificial intelligence for delivery robots.
Players did more than just roam around with their phones. They scanned iconic structures, shop windows, parks, and sidewalks under light and weather conditions that staged photography could never capture, from every conceivable angle and at all hours of the day. They documented the physical world on a scale that no mapping company with a fleet of vehicles could replicate within the same timeframe or budget.
The data and images gathered over the years were utilized in training courier robots.
According to an expert speaking to Newsforce, even though it was stated in the usage agreement, players were essentially made to work for a virtual item for free.
'The first beneficiaries were pizza delivery robots. Niantic has partnered with Coco Robotics to deploy more than a thousand small delivery robots on the sidewalks of Los Angeles, Miami, and Helsinki. These robots have completely abandoned GPS. Using GPS in a city teeming with skyscrapers is actually nothing more than an educated guess. Instead, they've transitioned to visual positioning. The robot looks at shop windows and sidewalks; it matches what it sees with a map created by a decade of erratic behavior from Pokemon players, and knows exactly where it stands. Your order is delivered not to your neighbor's house, where the blue dot decided to reside, but directly to your doorstep.'
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