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Niantic, Vantor Unveil AI Drone Navigation, $217 M Army Deal

6/17/2026

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Niantic Spatial and Vantor announced a December 2025 partnership to build AI for GPS-free drone navigation.
The AI was trained on about 30 billion Pokémon Go player scans.
Vantor won a February U.S. Army training contract worth up to $217 million.
Niantic Spatial posted $250 million earnings after selling Pokémon Go assets to Scopely for $3.5 billion.
Spokespeople said Pokémon Go data is no longer shared and that Vantor cannot access raw scans.

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Niantic Spatial and Vantor announced a December 2025 partnership to build AI for GPS-free drone navigation.
The AI was trained on about 30 billion Pokémon Go player scans.
Vantor won a February U.S. Army training contract worth up to $217 million.
Niantic Spatial posted $250 million earnings after selling Pokémon Go assets to Scopely for $3.5 billion.
Spokespeople said Pokémon Go data is no longer shared and that Vantor cannot access raw scans.