App-Free AR, Conference Showcases, and the Rise of Physical AI

Happy New Year to our amazing community! We have some thrilling developments to share as we kick off 2025 with significant milestones, strategic partnerships, and exciting technological advancements.

Revolutionary App-Free AR with Zappar

We’re currently in London collaborating with our fantastic partner, Zappar, to finalize the development of app-free augmented reality (AR). Removing the need for users to download an app significantly reduces entry barriers and creates smoother, more accessible consumer AR experiences.

Together with Zappar, we've made substantial R&D progress since the summer, and we’re now close to a breakthrough. Expect to see this innovative tech showcased in our upcoming updates!

Major Conference Sponsorships and Demonstrations

Auki is making a significant investment this year—around a quarter-million dollars—to headline two critical industry events:

• AWE 2025 in Los Angeles: The largest global AR, VR, and spatial computing event, where we'll have a prominent booth showcasing our cutting-edge AR and robotics integrations.
• Super AI in Singapore: An influential AI conference by the organizers of Token 2049, where we'll exhibit the same groundbreaking technology.

These showcases are positioned to make a lasting impact on both Web3 and traditional spatial computing industries.

Introducing Physical AI

Nvidia's Jensen Huang recently spotlighted the rise of "Physical AI"—AI with spatial awareness and an understanding of physics. Auki has been at the forefront of what we initially called "Spatial AI," making us uniquely positioned to lead this emerging field. Our technology enables devices like robots and drones to interact intelligently within real-world spaces, opening doors to truly impactful real-world AI applications.

Strategic Push: Accessibility for the Visually Impaired

One of our significant focuses this year is leveraging our spatial AI to enhance accessibility. We're actively developing solutions to help visually impaired individuals navigate independently through retail spaces. This strategic move aligns perfectly with upcoming European legislation mandating improved physical accessibility, positioning Auki as a potential essential technology across numerous locations.

Robotics Innovation and Expansion

Our robotics team, led by Phil, recently demonstrated a proof-of-concept where robots autonomously guide users to products in physical spaces. Expect to see these capabilities integrated into various robots—including humanoids—in the near future. Additionally, we'll soon enable community members to remotely control robots, mining decentralized physical infrastructure network (DePIN) rewards in real-time.

Bold Vision: Competing at the Highest Levels

At Auki, we’re not just competing within the crypto industry; we're aiming to rival tech giants like Nvidia, Apple, and Microsoft. Our strategic investments and extensive R&D have positioned us perfectly for this ambition. We've committed our resources overwhelmingly toward engineering rather than marketing, confident in the long-term vision and capability of our technology.

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Let's make 2025 remarkable together!

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About Auki

Auki is making the physical world accessible to AI by building the real world web: away for robots and digital devices like smart glasses and phones to browse, navigate, and search physical locations.

70% of the world economy is still tied to physical locations and labor, so making the physical world accessible to AI represents a 3X increase in the TAM of AI in general. Auki's goal is to become the decentralized nervous system of AI in the physical world, providing collaborative spatial reasoning for the next 100bn devices on Earth and beyond.

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