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Why Robots Need A Different Map (Google Earth Creator & Niantic Spatial CTO)

Beyond Coding by Patrick Akil

Sep 2, 202600:37:29Technology

Niantic Spatial CTO Brian McClendon on how the best engineers solve problems most give up on — from a 4D model of the world to shipping research in months. He built Google Earth and ran Google Maps for over a decade, and...

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