Most of this brief history went unchanged, being history. But lidar’s been a continuing story, so some updates were in order.
Travis on the right, me [sic] on the left
Travis DeRose of the excellent Curiosityness podcast -- an eclectic and fascinating smorgasbord with episodes spanning the visual effects of Star Wars, how to get started mountain biking, the Presidential Pet Museum, the science of stand-up comedy, and the history of the Internet. For episode 93, Travis…
What will having a laser mapper in your pocket mean?
The world according to Velodyne's VLS-128, since renamed the Alpha Puck. (Courtesy Velodyne)
I wrote quite a bit about Velodyne in The Laser That's Changing the World -- David Hall, the company's founder and CEO, is a brilliant engineer who developed the lidar sensor that paved they way for the first great leaps in vehicle autonomy,…