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# Real-world foundation models for physical AI | Niantic Spatial, Inc.We're building the infrastructure layer for physical AI. Starting with the City of Rancho Cordova. →NewsWe're building the infrastructure layer for physical AI. Starting with the City of Rancho Cordova.Learn more## Real-world foundation models for physical AIRobots, agents, and autonomous systems need world models grounded in physics and geometry, not imagination## Establishing ground truth for physical AI##### We're building for the 80% of economic activity beyond screens — so delivery robots navigate city streets safely, agents can inspect critical infrastructure, and field teams can operate where GPS is interrupted. Trained on billions of images, terrain, drone, and satellite data, our models power three core capabilities: reconstruct, localize, understand.Learn MoreReconstruct Demo## ReconstructWe build geometrically accurate digital twins from smartphones, 360° cameras, drones, satellites, and LiDAR — output as meshes and Gaussian splats. We created SPZ, the open-source file format for Gaussian splats now used across the industry.## LocalizeOur Visual Positioning System turns aerial and ground capture devices into a precise positioning and orientation sensor, delivering accurate localization almost anywhere, including where GPS fails — powered by 50 million neural networks and 150 trillion parameters.## UnderstandWe are building spatial intelligence: an AI interface to the physical world that you can talk to — one that can understand, measure, and reason about every point in 3D. This marks the shift from physical AI that navigates the world to physical AI that interprets it: understanding what it sees, why it matters, and how to respond/what to do next.## Our research is at the frontier of physical AI