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The best cheap lidar for indoor robots, and limited outdoor is built by microsoft, called "kinect". Beats the pants of any lidar that existed in 2005 that cost

The best cheap lidar for indoor robots, and limited outdoor is built by microsoft, called "kinect". Beats the pants of any lidar that existed in 2005 that cost less than $100k, except on range. Comes with open source libraries and is a pretty great piece of equipment for indoor navigation.

zardeh 10y ago
Minus the part where it isn't a lidar. Sure its a great sensor, but if you need a lidar, then you can't use a kinect. And alternatively, if you need 360 degree fov, etc. an actual lider is often better.
jsjohnst 10y ago
IR sensor array != to LIDAR. There is no pulsed Laser in Kinect.