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What are some of the applications of this technology? Edit: I'm also wondering if anyone has any idea as to the estimated cost of such a technology? Thousands,

What are some of the applications of this technology? Edit: I'm also wondering if anyone has any idea as to the estimated cost of such a technology? Thousands, tens/hundred of thousands, millions? A quick search of lidar sensors seem to be in the range of $2500 - ~$10000 for ranges of sub 30 meters. This technology seems similar(?) to lidar from what I can tell.

j-pb 6y ago
Military, police, surveillance. The usual suspects when it comes to oppressive regimes like china. On a more upbeat note though, imagine the possibility of producing a 3d image of your internals during keyhole surgery or inspecting remote structures like solar panels and dams via satellite.
- EarthIsHome 6y ago
  My local police department would be really interested in this tech. They've been using automated license plate readers, facial recognition tech, drones, predictive policing, and have a Ring doorbell partnership.
  - titzer 6y ago
    Where do you live? Remind me not to visit.
    - MsMowz 6y ago
      Any major city in the United States has all of these features
      - titzer 6y ago
        It's really incredible that we just let ourselves slide into this surveillance dystopia, isn't it? I yearn for the halcyon days of August 2001.
    - EarthIsHome 6y ago
      [0]: https://atlasofsurveillance.org/ https://atlasofsurveillance.org/ [1]: https://www.eff.org/issues/street-level-surveillance https://www.eff.org/issues/street-level-surveillance
  - MPSimmons 6y ago
    In a very real way, American police departments are functioning in roles that the military serves in most dystopian societies.
baybal2 6y ago
Electro-optical reconnaisance spacecrafts
IshKebab 6y ago
Realistically there aren't any practical applications. It's a very cool demo though.
- mlyle 6y ago
  Seeing inside a building has no practical applications? Or other non-line-of-sight things, like sensing through an aperture in a body?
tyingq 6y ago
First one that comes to mind is military. Where to aim (or not aim) your high powered weapon that can shoot through a wall.
twobitshifter 6y ago
Teslas have been shown to prevent accidents by braking based on things drivers can’t see. https://www.mobilescout.com/tech/news/n77946/tesla-autopilot-crash-prediction-video.html https://www.mobilescout.com/tech/news/n77946/tesla-autopilot... I imagine that idea could be improved more with this technology, but Tesla is very anti lidar so it’s have to be someone else.
mlyle 6y ago
Dirt cheap. Laser with galvo (like many laser projectors for light shows have), plus 3 photodiode detectors and optics. Most of the cost will be in the telescopes. If you don't count personnel time integrating/fiddling around, maybe $1000 at qty 1?

j-pb 6y ago

Military, police, surveillance. The usual suspects when it comes to oppressive regimes like china. On a more upbeat note though, imagine the possibility of producing a 3d image of your internals during keyhole surgery or inspecting remote structures like solar panels and dams via satellite.

EarthIsHome 6y ago
My local police department would be really interested in this tech. They've been using automated license plate readers, facial recognition tech, drones, predictive policing, and have a Ring doorbell partnership.
- titzer 6y ago
  Where do you live? Remind me not to visit.
  - MsMowz 6y ago
    Any major city in the United States has all of these features
    - titzer 6y ago
      It's really incredible that we just let ourselves slide into this surveillance dystopia, isn't it? I yearn for the halcyon days of August 2001.
  - EarthIsHome 6y ago
    [0]: https://atlasofsurveillance.org/ https://atlasofsurveillance.org/ [1]: https://www.eff.org/issues/street-level-surveillance https://www.eff.org/issues/street-level-surveillance
- MPSimmons 6y ago
  In a very real way, American police departments are functioning in roles that the military serves in most dystopian societies.

baybal2 6y ago

Electro-optical reconnaisance spacecrafts

IshKebab 6y ago

Realistically there aren't any practical applications. It's a very cool demo though.

mlyle 6y ago
Seeing inside a building has no practical applications? Or other non-line-of-sight things, like sensing through an aperture in a body?

tyingq 6y ago

First one that comes to mind is military. Where to aim (or not aim) your high powered weapon that can shoot through a wall.

twobitshifter 6y ago

Teslas have been shown to prevent accidents by braking based on things drivers can’t see. https://www.mobilescout.com/tech/news/n77946/tesla-autopilot-crash-prediction-video.html https://www.mobilescout.com/tech/news/n77946/tesla-autopilot... I imagine that idea could be improved more with this technology, but Tesla is very anti lidar so it’s have to be someone else.

mlyle 6y ago

Dirt cheap. Laser with galvo (like many laser projectors for light shows have), plus 3 photodiode detectors and optics. Most of the cost will be in the telescopes. If you don't count personnel time integrating/fiddling around, maybe $1000 at qty 1?