LiDAR vs vSLAM: which is better? For the vast majority of people, LiDAR will prove the superior system. LiDAR navigation is faster and more reliable, with the bot cleaning logically in straight lines.

The best robot vacuums with LiDAR can map your house with laser sensors and move with ease around objects and furniture. Here are our picks.

Today's robot vacuums offer intelligent navigation courtesy of lidar tech. But despite being the gold standard of robot vacuum navigation, it's not perfect.

If you are interested in learning more about training robots using machine learning techniques and technologies you might be interested in a new Arduino project to ascertain whether a basic robot ...

As the race to create robot cars intensifies, there’s a secondary race under way: a high-stakes competition to develop the sensors that serve as the cars’ “eyes.” Lidar, a light-sensing ...

Neato takes a different approach to navigation—it gives the robot sight. On top of the vacuum is a circular dome which houses a spinning LIDAR sensor. It works a lot like a scaled-down version ...

There are now several robots that are designed to accompany and assist ground-based army troops. Those machines could soon have a new ability – detecting changes in the environment that may be ...

One year after emerging from stealth mode Luminar, a maker of laser LiDAR sensors for self-driving vehicles led by 23-year-old optics whiz Austin Russell, says it’s ready to build an upgraded ...