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> The LiDAR Scanner measures the distance to surrounding objects up to 5 meters away, works both indoors and outdoors, and operates at the photon level at nano-
by megous 7y ago
> The LiDAR Scanner measures the distance to surrounding objects up to 5 meters away, works both indoors and outdoors, and operates at the photon level at nano-second speeds.
Light travels 30cm in 1ns. That's not really a very exciting precision at 5m range. That's like 4bit resolution.
Are there any specs aside from this marketing blabber?
- colinjoy 7y ago... but it „operates on the photon level“ - that’s got to be a first for an optical system /s
- tartrate 7y agoIt's the best thing to happen to photons since the big bang. Ok... but they actually said "The biggest thing to happen to the cursor since point and click." What, being on an iPad?
- fmajid 7y agoIt's a ToF sensor array, so you wouldn't expect the range of a Leica Disto, not would it make sense in this use case. Think more of gestures like a Kinect, or realtors making floor plans by scanning a room around. Probably something like this: https://www.st.com/resource/en/datasheet/vl53l1x.pdf https://www.st.com/resource/en/datasheet/vl53l1x.pdf
- Symmetry 7y agoThey devoured Primesense, beloved of robot makers everywhere, and they've gone and abandoned their technology.
- cma 7y agoIsn't it measuring round trip time though?