Adding LIDAR to a Robot - The Byte Sized Engineer | DigiKey

Imagine a fragile house of cards sitting on a table. Now imagine a robot I built, equipped with a LiDAR sensor, driving at full speed directly toward it. If I have done everything correctly, it should stop before it hits the cards and back up safely. But first, do you remember last time, when we explored the basics of LiDAR and how it sees the world in 360 degrees? Today, I want to actually build something with it. I want my XRP robot to map its surroundings, avoid obstacles, and maybe even warn me when I am getting too close.