Comments on: Neato XV11 Robot Vacuum Cleaner http://www.gadgetvenue.com/neato-xv11-robot-vacuum-cleaner-12163644/ Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:25:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Travishttp://www.gadgetvenue.com/neato-xv11-robot-vacuum-cleaner-12163644/#comment-158949 Travis Mon, 21 Dec 2009 01:40:35 +0000 http://www.gadgetvenue.com/?p=15620#comment-158949 I think you've forgotten one of the most important aspects of this announcement: Onboard this robot is an extremely low-cost laser rangefinder (by at least an order of magnitude compared to time-of-flight rangefinders). This type of sensor is commonplace on expensive research platforms; making them available at this price point could open up an entirely new era for hobby robotics.If you're interested... the laser rangefinder inside the XV-11 were documented at a robotics conference (ICRA 2008). You can read more about it at Hizook.com<a href="http://www.hizook.com/blog/2009/12/20/ultra-low-cost-laser-rangefinders-actualized-neato-robotics" rel="nofollow">http://www.hizook.com/blog/2009/12/20/ultra-low-cost-laser-rangefinders-actualized-neato-robotics</a> I think you’ve forgotten one of the most important aspects of this announcement: Onboard this robot is an extremely low-cost laser rangefinder (by at least an order of magnitude compared to time-of-flight rangefinders). This type of sensor is commonplace on expensive research platforms; making them available at this price point could open up an entirely new era for hobby robotics.

If you’re interested… the laser rangefinder inside the XV-11 were documented at a robotics conference (ICRA 2008). You can read more about it at Hizook.com

http://www.hizook.com/blog/2009/12/20/ultra-low-cost-laser-rangefinders-actualized-neato-robotics

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