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Humans manage to drive in an acceptable fashion using just two eyes and two ears to sense the world around them. Autonomous vehicles are kitted out with sensor packages altogether …read more Continue reading Spoofing LIDAR Could Blind Autonomous Vehicles to Obstacles
Researchers in South Korea have developed an ultra-small, ultra-thin LiDAR device that splits a single laser beam into 10,000 points covering an unprecedented 180-degree field of view. It’s capable of 3D depth-mapping an entire hemisphere of vision in … Continue reading Tiny solid-state LiDAR device can 3D-map a full 180-degree field of view
Despite how it might appear in bad action movies, throwing a knife and making it stick in a target is no easy feat. Taking inspiration from the aforementioned movies, [Quint] …read more Continue reading Knife Throwing Machine Gets the Spin Just Right
The inconvenience of having to walk to your mailbox to check for mail has inspired many hackers to install automated systems that let them know when the mail has been …read more Continue reading Using a LIDAR Sensor to Monitor Your Mailbox
Mapping the inside of cramped, difficult-to-reach areas can be helpful to people such as plant operators, but drones flown in such places could easily crash. The LiDAR- and cage-equipped Elios 3 quadcopter was designed with that challenge in mind.Conti… Continue reading Latest version of Elios caged drone gets LiDAR for 3D mapping
A landmark study is reporting the discovery of nearly 500 ancient monuments in Mexico using airborne laser mapping. The newly discovered sites are thought to date back at least 2,500 years, in between the Olmec and Maya civilizations.Continue ReadingCa… Continue reading Laser mapping reveals nearly 500 ancient ceremonial sites in Mexico
Sure, there are smart canes out there, commercial and otherwise. We’ve seen more than a few over the years. But a group of students at Stanford University have managed to …read more Continue reading Omni-Wheeled Cane Steers the Visually-Impaired Away From Obstacles
DJI is bringing its stabilization know-how to cinematic content creation with the launch of the Ronin 4D system, which rolls a new full-frame 8K or 6K gimbal camera, 4-axis stabilization, a LiDAR focusing, and video transmission and control into a sing… Continue reading DJI brings 4-axis stabilization and LiDAR focusing to 8K cinema camera
Ground effect vehicles, or ekranoplans, have the advantage of being more efficient than normal aircraft and faster than boats, but so far haven’t been developed beyond experimental prototypes. Fortunately, this …read more Continue reading Autonomous Ground Effect Vehicle Demonstrator Aims To Speed Up Maritime Shipping
Autonomous vehicles need to operate in a complex environment, and recognizing traffic signs is an important part of that. A new microstructured material reflects light in rainbow rings, which can make traffic signs easier for computer vision systems to… Continue reading Rainbow road sign film would be easier for autonomous vehicles to read