Pokémon Go Players Unknowingly Provided 30 Billion Images to Train Delivery Robots
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The article reveals how Pokémon Go players inadvertently contributed to training delivery robots through their gameplay. Over the years, players captured billions of real-world images while playing the augmented reality game, which were then used to train AI systems for delivery robots. This massive crowdsourcing effort, involving 30 billion images, helped robots better understand and navigate real-world environments for tasks like pizza delivery. The article explores the unintended consequences of this data collection and how it advanced robotics technology.
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The massive crowdsourcing effort could use real-world to help robots deliver pizza.
The early augmented reality smartphone app prompted hundreds of millions of players to wander into parks, parking lots, and even dimly lit alleyways, peering through their phone cameras.
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