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Re: New Sensors?

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Originally Posted by ekapalka View Post
LightWare makes very affordable Arduino compatible laser rangefinders My team isn't convinced we need one, though
What about a camera looking down at the field suspended above it? It would just be a media server. Teams could utilize a cheap camera supplied in the kit of parts during the build season to practice with the system, and make the switch to an identical secure system during competition.
That lightWare Lidar is Class 1M ... The rules (So far) state it has to be class 1. Lidar-lite just got approved as a class 1 for its laser version and they do have an LED version that does not require any Classification.

http://pulsedlight3d.com/pl3d/wp-con...Data-Sheet.pdf