A 3D imaging technology called lidar is responsible for creating haunting images of people in the city Harar, Ethiopia. Lidar sends out pulses of laser light, which bounce off of surfaces and ...

Researchers at Fraunhofer FKIE in Wachtberg are working on a solution to this problem in the 3D-InAus project. A robot equipped with a LiDAR (light detection and ranging) laser explores the area.

Lidar does more than help autonomous cars create 3D maps of the highway to detect and avoid people, animals, objects, or other vehicles in their path. In anticipation of expanding market segments ...

Researchers have designed a single-photon time-of-flight LiDAR system that can acquire a high-resolution 3D image of an object or scene up to 1 kilometer away. The new system could help enhance ...

Waymo wants to make deals for its Laser Bear Honeycomb lidar sensor. The self-driving car unit of Google's parent Alphabet aims to partner with companies that have non-automotive applications for ...

Laser cutters are fantastic pieces of equipment, and thanks to open-source improvements in recent years, are getting even cheaper to make. It can be as simple as throwing a high-powered laser diode… ...

Luminar acquires San Francisco-based Civil Maps, a 3D mapping data company that can help build out Luminar’s Sentinel autonomous driving software platform. At CES 2023, Luminar is showcasing a ...

Compact, non-mechanical 3D lidar system could make autonomous driving safer Unique, chip-based light source allows scanning lidar to be combined with 3D flash lidar Date: February 9, 2023 Source ...

Researchers create stable hybrid laser by 3D printing micro-optics onto fibers Precision 3D printing of microscale optics poised to reduce the size and cost of lasers used for a variety of ...

News Apple patents a new type of LiDAR system for 3D mapping AppleInsider Staff 5 Tue Mar 15 2016, 12:02 PM EDT · 1 minute read ...