15mb gaussian splat generated from a single Midjourney image running extremely smooth on the web. 2026 will be the year for world models.

black and green, terminal.

InfiniteVGGT: Visual Geometry Grounded Transformer for Endless Streams Achieving higher reconstruction quality and more accurate camera pose estimation using thousands of frames input. github.com/AutoLab-SAI-SJ… >We propose InfiniteVGGT, a causal visual geometry transformer that

Capturing Unreal scenes with 360° equirectangular images → fixed-pose COLMAP rig → training becomes much more predictable for #gaussiansplatting. Unreal Capture → COLMAP → Lichtfeld Studio (MCMC Default) → LOD (SOGv2) + FX→ runs on the web and mobile. Demo link in reply

this could have interesting downstream effects...

we are marching towards high-fidelity world models for battlefield situational awareness!

Pi3MOS-SLAM Dynamic Visual SLAM using a General 3D Prior github.com/PRBonn/Pi3MOS-… Reliable incremental estimation of camera poses and 3D reconstruction is key to enable various applications including robotics, interactive visualization, and augmented reality. However, this task is

My first PhD paper is out! 🎓 "What Drives Success in Physical Planning with Joint-Embedding Predictive World Models?" tl:dr: JEPA-WMs for robotics: learn dynamics on top of visual encoders, optimize actions towards goal 👇 w/ Jimmy (Tsung-Yen) Yang, Jean Ponce, Adrien Bardes, Yann LeCun

Zhao and Wei et al., "Spatia: Video Generation with Updatable Spatial Memory" "Memory" for video models via point cloud-conditioned video generation. I am obviously still biased towards having these "explicit" 3D stuff.

Enhanced SLAM3R: Real-Time Reconstruction via Online Camera Stream github.com/HJCheng0602/SL… This is an enhanced and improved version of the well-known SLAM3R framework, designed to significantly expand its input versatility. The core advancement lies in enabling the use of online

The draft DAP 2026 is a massive win for true deep-tech. By shifting the focus from manufacturing localization to IP ownership and Design Sovereignty, the रक्षा मंत्री कार्यालय/ RMO India is clearing the path for companies like ours that prioritize original engineering over licensed production.