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0 pointstmikaeld9y ago0 comments

Not if they use lasers instead of cameras to read the environment. Plus, lasers work in day/night while cameras and IR will have issues.

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AndrewKemendo9y ago· 2 in thread

I can still get great facial recognition data out of LIDAR. In fact I can get just as much data from you with LIDAR as I can an image, because they are precision depth by default. For example I can "bounce" my LIDAR into your bag and see what's inside that might not be visible otherwise.

There are a lot of issues with microLIDAR - notwithstanding that it's at least 5 years from commercialization.

tmikaeldOP9y ago

I've never heard of LIDAR before, will check it out.

Why is it 5 years from commercialization?

AndrewKemendo9y ago

5 Years is probably generous.

1. They are only now being shown in R&D to be possible to make small enough for consumer devices. How do produce at wide scale is unknown and how they would be implemented in a stack is unknown.

2. It's unclear if the market is there for applications that need LIDAR over more proven IR or cheaper CV techniques.

3. FCC requirements are a pain for active sensors like LIDAR or Ultrasonics on consumer devices

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