#227 The ugly truth about LIDARs for obstacle avoidance (RPLIDAR A1, Arduino, ESP8266)

Obstacle avoidance is an essential topic for self-driving vehicles. In this discussion, we often hear the word “LIDAR.” These devices recently got cheaper and affordable for many Makers. But are they worth your money for obstacle avoidance? Links: Similar RPLidar: https://www.dfrobot.com/product-1125.html Supporting Material and Blog Page: http://www.sensorsiot.org Github: https://www.github.com/sensorsiot My Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/AndreasSpiess My Bitcoin address: 19FSmqbBzb5zsYB1d8Bq4KbxVmezToDNTV If you want to support the channel, please use the links below to start your shopping. No additional charges for you, but I get a commission (of your purchases the next 24 hours) to buy new stuff for the channel For Banggood https://bit.ly/2jAQEf4 For AliExpress: http://bit.ly/2B0yTLL For ebay.com: http://ebay.to/2DuYXBp https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100013947273409 https://twitter.com/spiessa https://www.instructables.com/member/Andreas%20Spiess/ Please do not try to Email me or invite me on LinkedIn. These communication channels are reserved for my primary job Equipment in my lab: http://www.sensorsiot.org/my-lab/