New Sensors?

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Originally Posted by Tom Line

I'd love to see a class 1 laser distance switch (25 foot range), but they're pricey.

I'd love to see them add a LIDAR of some sort. They are basically a given in most autonomous navigation competitions.

I've been looking for FRC friendly LIDAR options. I'm looking at obtaining one of these for experimentation this fall:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zgn-GuVt3A

Datasheet:
http://www.seeedstudio.com/document/...r_brief_en.pdf

For sale here:
http://www.seeedstudio.com/depot/RPL...it-p-1823.html

They come in just under the budget restrictions and use a laser that is out of the visible spectrum. It'll probably require some hardening to help it survive field conditions.

You might be able to use something like this as a laser switch, it is also out of the visible spectrum so should be safe.
https://store.3drobotics.com/products/lidar-lite/

Datasheet:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BwbD...pvTFdEZnM/edit