Laser Proximity Sensors use laser beams to detect the presence or absence of objects within a certain range. They are used in security systems, robotics, automation, and industrial processes, where ...

Remember the days of the simple photo-electric cell? Using either a transmitter-receiver pair or a single TX/RX with a retro-reflector, the interruption of an IR beam would trigger an alarm, stop a ...

Sick UK is launching the LMS500 family of laser sensors, achieving new levels of security detection for both exterior and interior of buildings and compounds despite poor weather or low-visibility. A ...

Innovative laser scanning technology from OPTEX, can now be integrated with the Genetec Restricted Security Area (RSA) Surveillance module, to deliver a new era in security and detection in outdoor ...

Leading sensor manufacturer OPTEX has announced the roll out of its outdoor and high-resolution indoor laser sensor RLS-2020S, complementing its next-generation REDSCAN mini sensor that features a ...

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Molecular-level laser scanners that identify everything from what a person ate for breakfast to his adrenaline level may soon come to airports and elsewhere, reported Gizmodo. The scanner, which can ...

LiDAR sensor maker Aeva Technologies (AEVA) has just rolled out its latest offering — the Eve 1V. It is a specialized motion sensor designed to change how factories measure speed, length and position ...

What can you do with laser that destroys glass lenses? Zap incoming missiles, neutralize armored vehicles, and wipe out night vision goggles, for starters. In Wired News, I describe the Laser Crazer, ...

The company's sensor uses sonar and echos to give robots more information about their surrounding environment.

New technology under development at UC Berkeley could soon give bomb-sniffing dogs some serious competition. A team of researchers led by Xiang Zhang, UC Berkeley professor of mechanical engineering, ...