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Show HN: From Photos to Positions: Prototyping VLM-Based Indoor Maps

accurrent Saturday, July 05, 2025

Just a fun hack I did while bored over the weekend. My wife was busy shopping, it got me thinking that can VLMs solve the indoor location problem in a mall? Can I just show a VLM a map and an image and have it doa good enough job locating me? I hacked this P.O.C and it seems to work.

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The article explores a prototyping process that converts photographs into 3D position data, enabling the creation of physical models from digital images. It discusses the technical details and potential applications of this novel approach to digital fabrication.
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