Pokémon Go players have unknowingly been helping to train delivery robots

Pokémon Go has built a database of more than 30 billion real-world images, pokémon Go has accumulated over 30 billion real-world images since 2016.

Niantic Spatial has turned the image data into a Visual Positioning System, niantic Spatial converts the image database into a navigation system.

Visual Positioning System uses visual cues to determine position and orientation, vPS uses visual cues from the environment for positioning and orientation.

Niantic Spatial has partnered with Coco Robotics, niantic Spatial announced a partnership with a delivery robot operator.

Coco Robotics operates about 1,000 wheeled delivery robots, coco Robotics operates in multiple cities and uses small wheeled robots for deliveries.