The Future of SLAM: Onboard Perception, AI-Driven Mapping, and Autonomy in 2026

Join us for a deep dive into how Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) is reshaping the geospatial industry. What began as a rudimentary mapping technique is now an advanced capability being integrated in deeper ways in autonomy engines, enabling drones, mobile scanners, and robotic platforms to navigate, map, and make decisions in complex, GPS-denied environments.

In this webinar, we’ll explore:

• How SLAM, real-time perception, and AI are converging to improve data reliability and consistency in challenging survey environments
• Why advanced autonomy is becoming critical for underground, indoor, corridor, and large-scale site mapping
• The shift from manual and piloted capture to mission-level autonomy, including frontier exploration and adaptive data collection
• What surveyors, geospatial service providers, integrators, and OEMs need to know to stay competitive as autonomy becomes a core part of modern mapping workflows

If you’re focused on accuracy, safety, repeatability, and scaling data capture across sites, this session will provide practical insight into where SLAM and autonomous mapping are headed—and how to prepare for 2026 and beyond.

Speaker

Sean Bowman
Lead Robotics Software Engineer, Exyn Technologies