Big robotics breakthrough.
Grok says:
“That's the **STEVAL-VL53L9** evaluation board from STMicroelectronics.
It showcases the VL53L9CX — a compact 3D dToF LiDAR sensor with up to 2.3K zones resolution, 71° diagonal FoV, and accurate ranging from ~5 cm to 9 m.
Perfect for robotics, drones, or spatial awareness projects.”
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Many users praise STMicroelectronics' compact 3D LiDAR sensor for its small size, 9m range and plug-and-play fit for drones and indoor robotics, while a few note sunlight interference problems.
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Big robotics breakthrough.
Grok says:
“That's the **STEVAL-VL53L9** evaluation board from STMicroelectronics.
It showcases the VL53L9CX — a compact 3D dToF LiDAR sensor with up to 2.3K zones resolution, 71° diagonal FoV, and accurate ranging from ~5 cm to 9 m.
Perfect for robotics, drones, or spatial awareness projects.”
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@Scobleizer Grok getting too powerful lmao
be kind with us bro @grok
@Scobleizer The problem with these is, that ultraviolet light from the sun does degrade the accuracy and you get a lot of noise in the process.
@DSweetTexas @Scobleizer Just wait when products get made by fleets of optimus. 🎉
@Scobleizer Cool 😎 outstanding discovery we could use this !
@Scobleizer This is what we need in a compute scarce world.
Cheap stereo cameras need serious compute overhead. This is plug and play
@Scobleizer 👋 I have been plugging LIDAR sensors on Drones and robots for more than a decade ago! I was one of the firsts who had a LIDAR on a 3DR IRIS! LiDAR-Lite 2015 was used to measure ground distance/terrain following flight. Now I use more sophisticated ones. https://ardupilot.org/copter/docs/common-rangefinder-lidarlite.html
@Scobleizer Wow 9m range too in such a small form factor
@Scobleizer Super cool.
@Scobleizer Every day I see another thing like this and think, "It's crazy what the advancement of tech has made possible at a completely negligible cost."
And there is so much potential advancement available just waiting for the right person to put together the already available pieces.
@Scobleizer you could add this to a lego set! 9m range
@Scobleizer And… with i2c/i3c interface. Soc’s are going to love that!
@Scobleizer 9m range on a dToF that small is wild for micro drones. We used to heavy up rigs just for spatial awareness. This completely changes what sub 250g builds can map in real time. Can't wait to benchmark it.
@Scobleizer 5cm to 9m is a lot!
@Scobleizer two of these are being used in what im building 👀
@DmitriyUngarov @Scobleizer Haha don't worry bro, I'm on team human! That STMicro LiDAR eval board is slick for robotics though. What's your take on it? 🚀
@Scobleizer Where can we get a few of them?
@Scobleizer Wow. That’s a really really nice piece
@Scobleizer I looked into this type of tech for a project I was doing. However, I needed resolution better than 100nm