# SLAM Capabilities

Source: https://forum.modalai.com/topic/1785/slam-capabilities
Category: Flight Core and Legacy VOXL (https://forum.modalai.com/category/9/flight-core-and-legacy-voxl)
Tags: voxl-cam
Posted: 2023-02-06 19:32:00 UTC by tmendoza
Replies: 1 · Views: 676

## tmendoza · 2023-02-06 19:32:00 UTC

Does the VOXL CAM need to travel in a closed loop in order for the SLAM capabilities to work?

## Reply by Chad Sweet (ModalAI staff) · 2023-02-06 19:35:03 UTC

The VOXL CAM is a development kit for SLAM that comes with a number of reference implementations.

None of the reference implementations require a closed loop.

voxl-qvio-server provides a dead reckoning service based on visual inertial odometry

voxl-mapper provides a mapping and planning service for navigating congested spaces