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Re:Sub-$200 Lidar Could Reshuffle Auto Sensor Economics by echoangle on Monday February 23, 2026 @05:39AM (#47120519)
Probably one factor is range. The article talks about 200-300m range, a robot vacuum has maybe 10m best case?
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Re:Sub-$200 Lidar Could Reshuffle Auto Sensor Economics by keyKeeper on Monday February 23, 2026 @05:41AM (#47120542)
For example this one has 120m range with 1cm accuracy and its 15 euros: https://www.temu.com/bg-en/-digital-laser-distance-meter-50m...
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Re:Sub-$200 Lidar Could Reshuffle Auto Sensor Economics by waldarbeiter on Monday February 23, 2026 @06:38AM (#47120987)
Is the 1 cm spec 1σ (or less) or worst-case? It’s a safety-critical application.
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Re:Sub-$200 Lidar Could Reshuffle Auto Sensor Economics by echoangle on Monday February 23, 2026 @05:38PM (#47130011)
Outside in the sun against other cars or inside against a wall?
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