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New AI mapping system builds 3D maps in seconds for robot rescue missions

MIT researchers have built a new AI system that allows robots to create detailed 3D maps of complex environments within ...
ZDNet

New 3D mapping tech goes way beyond GPS to let us see the Earth in ways never before possible

A new 3D mapping project aims to improve on GPS' limitations. Project Orbion will capture and refresh data about Earth, fast. The technology could have uses in government, business, and more. Move ...
Forbes

German 3D Mapping Company Atlatec Is So Confident, Competitors Can Access Its Data

A small German tech company sent a briefcase-sized box to a college student with the instructions to mount it on top of his car and drive around San Francisco’s Financial District many times. The goal ...
Nature

Biggest brain map ever details huge number of neurons and their activity

Researchers have created the largest and most detailed wiring diagram of a mammalian brain so far, by mapping cells in 1 cubic millimetre of a mouse’s brain tissue 1. In a landmark achievement, the ...