http://blog.trossenrobotics.com/2006/12/22/david-laser-scanning/ The Trossen Robotics Blog is the place to keep up to date on all the latest product releases and news in robotics. Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:18:21 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://blog.trossenrobotics.com/2006/12/22/david-laser-scanning/comment-page-1/#comment-63808 green laser pointer Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:08:10 +0000 http://blog.trossenrobotics.com/index.php/archives/2006/12/22/david-laser-scanning/#comment-63808 Awesome cool. Awesome cool.

]]> http://blog.trossenrobotics.com/2006/12/22/david-laser-scanning/comment-page-1/#comment-540 Bob Mottram Fri, 22 Dec 2006 20:12:16 +0000 http://blog.trossenrobotics.com/index.php/archives/2006/12/22/david-laser-scanning/#comment-540 It probably wouldn't be too difficult to build a low cost laser scanner for robotics use. You can buy spinning lasers (used to make sure that fittings in a room are installed at the same level) for only about £13. If the laser was angled down at 45 degrees so that it produced a line on the floor this line could then be detected using a webcam. As the robot encountered objects the shape of this line would change, allowing the construction of a detailed 3D model. It probably wouldn’t be too difficult to build a low cost laser scanner for robotics use. You can buy spinning lasers (used to make sure that fittings in a room are installed at the same level) for only about £13. If the laser was angled down at 45 degrees so that it produced a line on the floor this line could then be detected using a webcam. As the robot encountered objects the shape of this line would change, allowing the construction of a detailed 3D model.

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