# Does Babylonjs currently working on implementing SLAM

**URL:** <https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/does-babylonjs-currently-working-on-implementing-slam/45007>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Created:** [October 18, 2023, 9:21am UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/does-babylonjs-currently-working-on-implementing-slam/45007 "2023-10-18T09:21:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![nguyenph194812](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex024/user_avatar/forum.babylonjs.com/nguyenph194812/32/35564_2.png) [@nguyenph194812](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/nguyenph194812)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2023, 9:21am UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/does-babylonjs-currently-working-on-implementing-slam/45007/1 "2023-10-18T09:21:44Z")

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Hi,  
I was wondering that is babylon working on adding SLAM (simultaneously localization and mapping) capabilities to the library, and if yes, roadmap and the time duration till it is released ?

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**Author:** ![Evgeni\_Popov](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex024/user_avatar/forum.babylonjs.com/evgeni_popov/32/4432_2.png) [@Evgeni\_Popov](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/Evgeni_Popov)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2023, 9:54am UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/does-babylonjs-currently-working-on-implementing-slam/45007/2 "2023-10-18T09:54:20Z")

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Welcome aboard!

The Babylon team doesn’t plan to add this feature to the library at the time, but maybe someone else is working on it(?)

cc @Cedric, as this may be related to user agents and automated moving…

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**Author:** ![nguyenph194812](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex024/user_avatar/forum.babylonjs.com/nguyenph194812/32/35564_2.png) [@nguyenph194812](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/nguyenph194812)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2023, 10:06am UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/does-babylonjs-currently-working-on-implementing-slam/45007/3 "2023-10-18T10:06:03Z")

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Thanks for the information. i asked this question cuz i came across a comment in the post below saying that the babylon team is working on it and currently i am studying SLAM for web AR

> [@Webdevelopment for WebVR and WebAr](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/webdevelopment-for-webvr-and-webar/5202):
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> Hi, im working on my bachelor thesis "three dimensional visualisation (AR and VR) in a webbrowser. I looked throw a lot of Frameworks and APIs, but im not sure which one to use. I need a Framework that can work with both augmented and virtual reality, preferably markerless. Need Collision detection ,the possibility for an walkingsimulator, and easy interaction (not so important) The best Frameworks that i found, till now, are Babylon.js and A-Frame, in combination with ar.js. Myself prefer …

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**Author:** ![RaananW](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex024/user_avatar/forum.babylonjs.com/raananw/32/28955_2.png) [@RaananW](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/RaananW)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2023, 10:30am UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/does-babylonjs-currently-working-on-implementing-slam/45007/4 "2023-10-18T10:30:12Z")

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WebXR offers the same functionality (in AR mode). Is it not enough?

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**Author:** ![nguyenph194812](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex024/user_avatar/forum.babylonjs.com/nguyenph194812/32/35564_2.png) [@nguyenph194812](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/nguyenph194812)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2023, 11:51am UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/does-babylonjs-currently-working-on-implementing-slam/45007/5 "2023-10-18T11:51:01Z")

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I am working on the device tracking and plane detection of SLAM, and to my knowledge WebXR doesn’t support those, am i right ?

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**Author:** ![RaananW](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex024/user_avatar/forum.babylonjs.com/raananw/32/28955_2.png) [@RaananW](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/RaananW)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2023, 11:52am UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/does-babylonjs-currently-working-on-implementing-slam/45007/6 "2023-10-18T11:52:01Z")

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WebXR does plane detection (and also depth detection, experimental) when used in immersive-ar mode on supporting devices. For now android only, but it is supported there.
