I wanted to experiment with a LIDAR unit so I thought I'd make a robot that can look for objects and shoot them with NERF Blasters. I'm using an RPLidar A1 and just processing the data on an Arduino ...

In 2015, the cost of a LiDAR unit was no less than $75,000. But in early 2020, leading player Velodyne put a LiDAR sensor on the market for $100. In the future, LiDAR will be incorporated not just ...

LiDAR started gaining significant popularity in the early 2000s due to some groundbreaking academic research from Sebastian Thrun, Daphne Koller, Michael Montemerlo, Ben Wegbreit, and others that ...

LiDAR and vSLAM are two of the most popular navigation methods used by today's best robot vacuums. Working in conjunction with various sensors, they help the robot vacuum find its way around your ...

LiDAR offers several advantages over camera-based systems. While cameras provide a flat representation of the environment in two-dimensional form, LiDAR renders a three-dimensional view of the world ...

Going into 2023, LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging - a 3D imaging technology) seemed to be a struggling industry. CES at Las Vegas inspires feelings of hope, risks and payoffs. It shows what is ...