Fast measurement of distances became a critical technology because it enables, together with Artificial Intelligence, autonomous movements of cars or planes. Today we will get an overview and compare readily available devices for makers.

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TFminiLIDAR: http://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/cth5G43q
Garmin LIDAR Lite: https://www.sparkfun.com/products/14032
TFmini Library: https://github.com/opensensinglab/tfmini
Garmin library: On Sparkfun page
StepperBot: https://github.com/Brezensalzer/Stepp...
Rangefinder video (German):    • Neue Erkenntnisse zum LaserEntfernun...  

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