How can we invest in this?
They just closed a Series B for $60 million last month, bringing total raise to $90 million. I think it is well outside the reach of individual investors at this point.
Lidar mapping techniques using multiple sensors
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Re: Lidar mapping techniques using multiple sensors
#32This is very interesting. Still too expensive for hobby projects, which is fine as it's clearly not their target audience, but it made me wonder. A few years ago, cheaper (albeit shorter range and less accurate) lidar were predicted to be coming soon.
Searching in Chinese marketplaces didn't bring anything below ~$200, anyone know about very low cost lidar?
Re: Lidar mapping techniques using multiple sensors
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#34LIDAR is really cool. The coolest use I know of is that a man named Steve Elkins used it in Honduras to discover lost ancient archaeological sites a few years ago. If you're interested read The Lost City of the Monkey God, it will blow your hair back.
Re: Lidar mapping techniques using multiple sensors
#35This is very interesting. Still too expensive for hobby projects, which is fine as it's clearly not their target audience, but it made me wonder. A few years ago, cheaper (albeit shorter range and less accurate) lidar were predicted to be coming soon. Searching in Chinese marketplaces didn't bring anything below ~$200, anyone know about very low cost lidar?
The cheapest one you will find will probably be Rplidar or ydlidar x4.
Those sensors will not be great, but you will be able to do SLAM with them.
Here is a review of X4 that I wrote earlier this year: https://msadowski.github.io/ydlidar-x4-review/