SLAM Handbook

Welcome

Together with a large number of experts in Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) we are preparing the SLAM Handbook to be published by Cambridge University Press. This book will cover the theoretical background of SLAM, its applications, and its future as spatial AI. We expect this handbook will be a good guide for those working in this field, as well as for students and practitioners who want to learn more about the state of the art and open problems.

Starting from the release of Part I in November 2024, Part II in March 2025, and Part III in May 2025, we have incrementally released the book to accommodate feedback from the public on this repository:

• https://github.com/SLAM-Handbook-contributors/slam-handbook-public-release

Please use this repository's issue and discussion boards to report any issues or ideas regarding this book.

The book is currently in the final stages of editing before publication. We expect the official published version to be available in early 2026.

Downloads

• The official SLAM Handbook will be available from Cambridge University Press in print and digital formats; we will put a link here once available.
• We also provide a free PDF version of the book: Download PDF (Note: the Github repo may be more up to date than the file cached here)

Citations

If you use the SLAM Handbook in your work, please cite it as follows:

    @book{slam-handbook,
      title      = {{SLAM Handbook.} From Localization and Mapping to Spatial Intelligence},
      editor     = {Luca Carlone and Ayoung Kim and Timothy Barfoot and Daniel Cremers and Frank Dellaert},
      publisher  = {Cambridge University Press},
      year       = {2025}
    }

We also encourage citation of the individual chapters and authors where appropriate. Chapter-level citation info is provided on the Github repository.

Contact Info

If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions regarding the SLAM Handbook, please feel free to reach out to the editors via email. We welcome your feedback and contributions.

Authors

The SLAM Handbook is a collaborative effort involving numerous authors from around the world. Below is a list of the authors who have contributed to this handbook (alphabetical order):