SLAM algorithms pool data from various sensors (e.g.
Currently, Cartographer is heavily focused on LIDAR SLAM.
Check out Toyota influencing this open source project with one of its robots in the video below.
This data was gathered while the search-giant tested and developed Cartographer, and should be very valuable for developers.
Google frequently open-sources software, so does Facebook, Microsoft, and LinkedIn among others.
Check out Cartographer on GitHubhere.
source: www.techworm.net