@geeknik nah. definitely not like they're implying. that kind of data gets you only coarse positioning, at best useful for verifying that your other SLAM software isn't totally bonkers, as you use the robots themselves to get *actually* fine-grained information.

like the claim that it'll help bots find places to park that are out of the way: that's the opposite of what Pokemon Go has you record, in nearly all cases.

at best they used it to build the tech that *actually* handles world modeling, which is what they're selling. the Go player data is almost completely useless to world model purchasers, except for showing those specific landmarks. great for AR tourism, worthless for robot deliveries.