What is SLAM, and how do robots know where they are?
SLAM is how a robot maps a place it has never seen and finds itself on that map at the same time. This guide covers the loop it runs, the sensors it uses, and why blank walls break it.
Author
Author: Mark Alex
Mark Alex is the founder and Managing Director of Real Biz Digital, a technology company operating out of Nairobi since 2018. He works in agentic AI and the Model Context Protocol, AI governance, enterprise software architecture and cybersecurity. He holds an MSc in Mechatronical Engineering from Obuda University in Budapest and a BSc in IT, Forensic Technology and Cybercrime, from USIU-Africa in Nairobi, and has published IEEE conference research on an AI-powered digital twin for greenhouse systems. He is the author of seven books. Between 2020 and 2024 he mentored more than 200 university students and interns in Nairobi. He writes every Just Out Tech article from the original research paper.
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