Open source laser rangefinder

This is pretty cool and you can buy as much or as little as you want. This doc explains how everything works: http://lightware.co.za/shop/index.php?controller=attachment&id_attachment=7

Here is a link to their main page: http://lightware.co.za/shop/en/

...Tiger

 

John, If you are interested in doing some LIDAR stuff you might check out the XV-11 projects that were going on a while back. The Neato XV-11 robot vacuum has one of the lowest cost LIDAR devices around and a lot of people have been hacking them. Here are a few threads you might find interesting:

http://www.hizook.com/blog/2009/12/20/ultra-low-cost-laser-rangefinders-actualized-neato-robotics

http://diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/the-open-lidar-project-hack

http://diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/30-laser-rangefinder

We've had a Neato XV-11 for a few years and it is a really cool robot vacuum cleaner. As far as I know the first and only robot vacuum cleaner with LIDAR. The iRobot Roomba that everyone knows is just a toy compared to the XV-11. You can find out more here: http://www.neatorobotics.com/

 

Thanks John. I'll check those out.

...Tiger