Pokemon GO creator, Niantic, revealed in March 2026 that it's been working with other companies to train delivery robots by using data captured by players. The smash-hit mobile game from 2016 where players go out into the real world to capture Pokemon hiding near them has received over 1 billion downloads over the years. That's a lot of people using Pokemon GO to capture images all around the world, and it seems Niantic has found a use for those images.
Niantic, now known as Niantic Spatial, no longer owns or runs Pokemon GO. The hit mobile game was part of a $3.5 billion sale to Scopely back in early 2025. The sale of Pokemon GO and Niantic's entire mobile game library left some people excited and others upset at the time. The future of the title was left up in the air, and fans were concerned about the uncertainty.
GameRant interviews Pokemon GO VP of Product Michael Steranka about Super Mega Raids, the 10th anniversary, and Niantic’s long-term plans.
On March 10, 2026, Niantic Spatial announced that the original creator and runner of Pokemon GO has teamed up with a robotics startup company called Coco Robotics to...
