Odyssey straps 25-pound camera rigs to hikers to train world models
Odyssey just raised $18 million in Series A funding to build generative AI world models using real-world data captured by human hikers. Equipped with custom 25-pound rigs carrying six cameras and two lidar sensors, the team captures 360-degree scenes to give creators fine control over geometry, lighting, and motion. Why it matters: Hollywood-grade world generation requires grounded physical depth that scraping web video can't replicate.