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Re: A reasonably reliable distance sensor with 10m range?

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Originally Posted by Mk.32 View Post
How well will the ultrasonics work when pointed at an angle? Like from the robot to the top basket?
Don't do that - point them at the wall and do the math to get the distance to the rim. It is very simple, you could even put it in a lookup table.

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