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Silicon chip provides low cost solution to help Machines See the World Clearly

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Exercise ball & screen at 40m – picture taken using a 32×16 pixel sensor (2mmx2.5mm sensor size)

Researchers in Southampton and San Francisco have developed the first compact 3D LiDAR imaging system that can match and exceed the performance and accuracy of most advanced, mechanical systems currently used.

3D LiDAR can provide accurate imaging and mapping for many applications; it is the “eyes” for autonomous cars and is used in facial recognition software and by autonomous robots and drones. Accurate imaging is essential for machines to map and interact with the physical world but the size and costs of the technology currently needed has limited LIDAR’s use in commercial applications.

Now a team of researchers from Pointcloud Inc in San Francisco and the University of Southampton...

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