John Hanke, CEO of Niantic Spatial, writes in The Information about how the $10 trillion being invested in AI must move beyond the screen — and into the real world. Read more: 🔗https://www.theinformation.com/articles/spend-10-trillion-ai-improves-real-world-just-ads #Paywall

We’re building the next phase of AI: a living, continuously updated model of the real world—because industries that aren't future-proof for #PhysicalAI will be left behind. 🔗 Learn More: www.nianticspatial.com/about

Real World AI doesn’t fail because of models. It fails because it lacks context. Project Jade shows true spatial intelligence through an embodied AI experience on Snap Spectacles. Ready for the next AI wave? Niantic Spatial is already here. More to come 🚀 www.nianticspatial.com/en/blog/proj...

That’s a wrap for UnitedXR Brussels! 🇧🇪 We showcased Jade 2, our embodied AI navigation tour on Snap Spectacles, and Executive Producer, Alicia Berry shared how we built indoor + outdoor event navigation. Thanks for experiencing the XR magic with us!

UnitedXR Brussels was buzzing today! From the mainstage keynote to our Echoes of Revolution announcement and geospatial AI use cases, we shared how Niantic Spatial is shaping real world AI. #NianticSpatial #UnitedXR #VPS #XR #AI #WorldModels

🇧🇪We’re heading to UnitedXR! Learn how Niantic Spatial’s VPS, 3D reconstruction, and semantic understanding can fuel your organization’s growth. 👉 Book a meeting or demo our AI companion: calendly.com/d/csqp-3ry-tgm

Last week at Signals of TEDAI San Francisco, we brought together leaders in AI, robotics, and spatial technologies to explore how real-world AI is taking shape—connecting humans and machines in the world we share. ⭐ Access panel recordings: www.nianticspatial.com/events/webin...

The future of AI is about understanding the world itself. Geotypical vs Geospecific models: one learns how the world works, the other maps where things are. Together, they form the foundation for embodied intelligence. Read more by SVP Eng, Bobby Parikh. www.nianticspatial.com/blog/geotypi...

Tune in to the latest Voices of VR episode with @kentbye.com as Alicia Berry, Executive Producer, & Asim Ahmed, Head of Product Marketing, share how Project Jade is transforming real-world interaction through embodied AI powered by VPS + Spectacles. voicesofvr.com/1672-niantic...

We created ImaginateAR, a prototype app that lets anyone co-create AR worlds by speaking their imagination — now accepted into UIST! It advances AI-assisted AR authoring with outdoor scene understanding, fast 3D asset generation, and LLM-driven speech. 🔗 www.nianticspatial.com/blog/imagina...

At #TEDAI San Francisco, CEO John Hanke joined the Frontiers of Multimodal AI panel, sharing: “The domain of human beings, a sort of pedestrian world, is what we’re covering.” The next frontier? AI that understands where it is in the world. #NianticSpatial #TEDAI #JohnHanke #SpatialComputing #AI

🌴 Aloha from #ICCV2025! 🌺 Niantic Spatial is in Honolulu this weekend sharing breakthroughs in geospatial AI — from ACE-G’s smarter scene mapping to PlaceIt3D’s language-guided 3D placement. We’re building a world model that people and machines can talk to. www.nianticspatial.com/blog/iccvhaw...

Mapping the future of cities starts here. 🌍 SF Mayor Daniel Lurie visited the Niantic Spatial office, then joined CEO John Hanke for a walk through Fisherman’s Wharf to see how geospatial AI and Niantic VPS help robots & AR glasses understand the real world.

At the Kingdom Digital Twin Summit 2025 in Riyadh, Tory Smith, Director of Product Management, shared how we’re advancing Spatial AI through 3 pillars: 🧩 Reconstruct, 📍Localize, and 🧠 Understand — powering the next evolution of digital twins and real-world intelligence.

Introducing PlaceIt3D — ICCV 2025, Honolulu 🌺 What feels natural for us — “put the lamp next to the sofa” or “move this character where it can’t be seen from the doorway” — is still one of the hardest challenges in AI. Full paper and resources here: nianticlabs.github.io/placeit3d/

🌐At AES 2025, we showcased solutions in reconstruction, localization & semantic understanding, launched new partnerships & live demos. 📱 We’re excited to share Scaniverse for Enterprise is coming soon! 👉 nianticspatial.com/contact

“We have a running start at the problem,” said John Hanke, Niantic Spatial CEO. Read @financialtimes.com's article on how AI groups are betting on world models in the race for ‘superintelligence.’ www.ft.com/content/ae1c... #paywall

🥂 That’s a wrap on AES 2025! ✨3 days. Countless conversations. Inspiring demos. Endless energy. 🤝Huge thanks to our partner Sphere for showcasing spatial collaboration in enterprise. 🚀 Heading home from Dallas energized to keep pushing the boundaries of spatial intelligence.

Day 1 at #AES2025 kicked off strong! Thomas Gewecke, President & COO shared how geospatial AI powers enterprise growth. He also highlighted new & current partners: USCG, Meow Wolf, Snap Inc. & KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS. Together, we’re building the future of spatial computing.

🎉 At “Beyond The Strand,” celebrating 10 years of KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS (@KojiPro2015_EN), Hideo Kojima & Niantic Spatial CEO John Hanke made a surprise appearance. 🤝 They announced a partnership to to bring Kojima’s iconic storytelling into the real world. 🔗 www.nianticspatial.com/blog/kojima-...

🚀AES 2025 starts tomorrow in Dallas, TX! Niantic Spatial is bringing hands-on demos to showcase how spatial intelligence can accelerate your business. 👉 Learn more + book a 1:1 www.nianticspatial.com/events/augme... #NianticSpatial #AugmentedEnterprise #AugmentedReality #AES2025

🚀 Niantic Spatial is headed to AES 2025 with 3 epic sessions! ✨ Don’t miss these insights on powering enterprise growth, scaling operations faster, and building the living 3D map. 📍 Stop by Booth 508 for demos + book a meeting with our team. 👉 www.nianticspatial.com/events/augme...

🤠 Going to #AugmentedEnterprise in Dallas? Join Niantic Spatial President & COO, Thomas Gewecke, on Sept 23, 12:20 PM CT to learn about how we are "Powering Enterprise Growth with Spatial Intelligence." 👉 www.nianticspatial.com/events/augme...

🔍 The missing piece of AI? Spatial awareness of the real world. 🤖 In TechRadar, Niantic Spatial’s SVP of Engineering, Bobby Parikh shares why the next era of enterprise AI will be powered by spatial intelligence. 👉 Check it out: www.techradar.com/pro/why-ente...

🌍✨ At #G4C2025, the spotlight was on how games can spark social good. 🎮 Ashley Rosenbaum, Lead Animator of Peridot, shared a memory that shaped her game design experience. 💡One player’s story: while hospitalized, their Peridot brought comfort & joy. 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBCP...

Niantic Spatial 🤝Aechelon Technology partner to bring advanced 3D simulation + geospatial AI to USCG training. 🌍 Real-time, accurate models of mission zones boost awareness + safety for crews. 🚁 In rescue ops, every moment matters. Learn more 👉 hubs.ly/Q03HkzNZ0

🚀 We’re heading to #RCONBoise25 from 9/30–10/2! 🎤 Catch Trista Pierce, GTM Business Development at Niantic Spatial sharing how people + machines connect with the physical world. 🌟 Meet our team + book meetings: go.nianticspatial.com/meetings/tri...? 🎟️ 10% off code: Niantic@RCONBoise25

🚀 Turn worksites into shared 3D spaces with Niantic Spatial + Sphere. 1️⃣ Create scans instantly 2️⃣ Collaborate in 3D 3️⃣ Execute with precision No matter where you are—solve anywhere. 👉 Request a demo: www.nianticspatial.com/customers/sp...

🚀 New in SDK v3.15: beta support for Meta Quest 3! 📱→🥽 We are bringing Niantic Spatial’s VPS and other core spatial computing capabilities to fully immersive MR devices. 🔗 Get started: www.nianticspatial.com/docs/ardk/se... #SpatialComputing #NianticSpatial #MetaQuest3 #AR #VPS #ComputerVision

Your blueprint for the future of enterprise remote and co-located collaboration is here. From risk assessments in real-time to planning spaces together, Niantic Spatial’s SDK transforms how teams connect and work. Download the playbook and demo apps today: www.nianticspatial.com/enterprise-s...

Niantic Spatial + Sphere are redefining enterprise collaboration 🌍✨ 🔹 Real-time, cross-platform spatial environments 🔹 Virtual layouts that cut costs & speed planning 🔹 AI agents to guide technicians step-by-step 🚀 👉 Learn more: www.nianticspatial.com/blog/sphere-...

☀️ Every summer, interns from across the country join us to tackle everything from geospatial AI to VPS tech with some even returning full-time. 👏 Big cheers to the interns who keep us innovating! #NianticSpatial #InternshipProgram #TechCareers

🚀Featured in @UploadVR — ICYMI, Niantic Spatial SDK v3.15 is here with Meta Quest 3 + 3S support! 📍 Outdoor VPS 🌍 Long-distance meshing 🧠 Semantic segmentation 🔗 www.uploadvr.com/niantic-spat... #NianticSpatial, #SpatialComputing, #ComputerVision, #AI

✈️What’s a Must-See Travel Destination? Ask AI. 🤖At #AlignAI, our Head of Strategic Partnerships, Kit Gilbert, explored how AI and geospatial tech are changing travel.

🚀We're bringing Gaussian Splats to glTF with Khronos Group, Open Geospatial Consortium, Esri & Cesium. This is how open standards win. Let’s build the future of 3D together. 🔗https://www.khronos.org/blog/khronos-ogc-and-geospatial-leaders-add-3d-gaussian-splats-to-the-gltf-asset-standard

🚀 Niantic Spatial SDK v3.15 now supports Meta Quest 3 via the new Passthrough Camera API—bringing advanced AR capabilities like meshing, semantics, and VPS to one of the most accessible mixed reality headsets. 🔗 www.nianticspatial.com/blog/niantic...

🚀 Niantic Spatial and Snap Inc. are pushing the limits of AI and spatial computing with Project Jade, an innovative demo debuted at AWE 2025. 🐈 AI companion 👓 AR glasses 📍 Niantic VPS 👉 Read the full story behind Project Jade from concept to deploymet. 🔗 www.nianticspatial.com/blog/ai-loca...

🎧In an episode of the Voices of VR podcast @kentbye.com talks to Todd Little and Erik Horn from Fair Worlds about how they brought Space-Time Adventure Tour to life for Tribeca Immersive 2025, a guided AR experience in Central Park powered by Niantic VPS. 🗣️Listen now: voicesofvr.com/1587-space-t...

📍 Proud to be featured by S&P Global for our work pioneering the future of spatial computing, AR, and AI. 🌎 We're building a Large Geospatial Model to enable AR, AI agents, smart glasses, and robots to operate with real-world context at global scale. 🔗 Read more: www.spglobal.com/market-intel...

🚀 Niantic Spatial just wrapped its first company-wide hackathon — 40+ self-organizing teams tackled everything from visual reconstruction to enterprise scanning to immersive soundscapes. Many projects were built almost entirely with generative AI, including the code and the presentations.

We have joined the Khronos Group as a Contributor member! Together, we’re advancing open standards in Geospatial AI & 3D content, including breakthrough techniques like Gaussian Splatting. Let’s build the next-generation map—open, intelligent, and immersive. 🔗 www.nianticspatial.com/blog/khronos...

With Niantic Spatial's Scaniverse and VPS, any real-world space can be transformed into an intelligent interface. At AWE 2025, we built an AR portal — a proof of concept for spatial UX that anchors digital content to the real world. Read the full blog here: www.nianticspatial.com/blog/vps-awe

ESRI’s Rex Hansen's mention of Niantic Spatial highlights what’s possible when geospatial data meets real-world precision. With Niantic VPS, field teams can localize with centimeter-level accuracy, anchor data to physical environments, and unlock new levels of operational intelligence. 🌍📍

At Vienna’s Belvedere Museum, families are exploring iconic art through a whimsical AR adventure—powered by Niantic VPS for pinpoint spatial precision and built with 8th Wall for instant browser-based access (no app needed 🙌). 🔗 Read the full case study: www.nianticspatial.com/blog/belvede...

Our London team participated as judges at Coolest Projects by the Raspberry Pi Foundation, an incredible showcase of youth-led tech. From climate action to game design, these bold, brilliant young makers inspired us. www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZdb... online.coolestprojects.org/events/cp-20...

At Games for Change, Niantic Spatial’s Ashley Rosenbaum shared how games can spark big change! 🎮 Through our game Peridot, she shared our mission-driven collaboration with leaders Sesame Workshop, Breakthrough T1D, and Augment Therapy. ✨ #NianticSpatial, #Augmentedreality #GamesforChange #G4C2025

📍 “Why AI has great vision but a terrible sense of direction.” AI can identify “Times Square,” but it can’t place you within 10 cm—that’s what a Visual Positioning System + a live geospatial model are for. Blog 👉 www.nianticspatial.com/blog/ground-... #GroundTruth #VPS #AR #XR #AI #NianticSpatial

🤖🌍 “Humanoid robots are coming,” John Hanke, CEO of Niantic Spatial, talks geospatial AI and robotics on the latest Game Theory podcast. 🔗See full episode here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTeK... #NianticSpatial #SpatialComputing #GeospatialAI

We're thrilled to announce that we're going to be spinning off from Niantic Labs to become our own company, Niantic Spatial Inc. Our models will help AI move beyond the screen and into the real world and we're excited for the journey ahead.