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You could buy a lidar based robot vacuum instead of visible-light camera. The only benefit I know of that visible-light provides is so-called "poop detection" a
by Someone1234 4y ago
You could buy a lidar based robot vacuum instead of visible-light camera. The only benefit I know of that visible-light provides is so-called "poop detection" and avoidance, but that's somewhat unreliable anyway.
Lidar, in theory, could create a photo-like image, but that resolution costs money and none of these robot vacuums are anywhere near that. Plus they map depth, not texture, so anything it does create is somewhat abstract.
- operator-name 4y agoApart from the most recent top of the line models, lidar sensors are mounted at the top of the device and cannot detect short items (slippers, cables). They are not much more capable with obsticalr avoidance than the front bumper system on roombas. The few robot vacuums that have only a front lidar sensors perform poorly compared to the camera only or lidar augmented camera in the latest Roomba and Roborocks.