Project Overview “In this Instructable we’re going to build a budget spinning LiDAR sensor, powered by Arduino. It cost less than £30 to build ($40) and has a diameter of only 30mm (1.18″).

If you’re unfamiliar with LIDAR, you might have noticed it sounds a bit like radar. That’s no accident – LIDAR is a backronym standing for “light detection and ranging&#8221… ...

Inspired by a Arduino based LIDAR system, [Berryjam] decided that he wanted to successfully use an affordable Open Source Laser RangeFinder (OSLRF-01) from LightWare.

Google’s Waymo invests in LIDAR technology, cuts costs by 90 percent Waymo is developing hardware and software to make the self-driving car a reality. Ron Amadeo – Jan 9, 2017 7:20 pm | 72 ...