Robot perception with LiDAR
Using onboard LiDAR sensors for robot sensing and object tracking without external tracking systems. Every Robotics Weekly story on Robot perception with LiDAR, newest first. 3 stories since September 2026.
- EyeRobot 2.0 swaps wrist cameras for active gaze
Justin Kerr asks whether the cameras bolted to almost every bimanual robot are actually necessary.
- Matic claims 99.999% visual SLAM across 16,000 homes
Nine years in, the floor cleaner company says perception is nearly done and manipulation is phase two.
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- Unitree G1 dribbles a soccer ball using only onboard LiDAR
No motion capture, no external tracking, and a safety tether that Hong says stays slack.
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