Intel produces the world's smallest high-resolution lidar

Intel recently officially released a special product "RealSense L515", which is known as the world's smallest and most energy-efficient high-resolution Lidar camera.

RealSense L515 is only 61 mm in diameter, 26 mm thick and weighs only 100 grams. It is extremely small and can be integrated into smart hardware or installed on handheld devices for mobile use.

It has a 1920×1080p/30fps RGB sensor, a 1024×768/30fps ToF depth sensor, and a Bosch BMI085 inertial measurement unit (accelerometer + gyroscope). It has a working range of 0.25-9 meters and can capture more than 23 million depth point information per second. The RGB field of view range is 70±3. ×43±2., and the depth field of view range is 70±2. ×55±2. It is calibrated before leaving the factory and does not need to be recalibrated in daily use.

In addition, the photon-to-depth latency is only 4 milliseconds, which provides extremely fast response speed for autonomous applications. The visual processor is used to eliminate motion blur and afterimages as much as possible, allowing high-speed scenes to be captured quickly and accurately.

Despite such powerful specifications, the power consumption is less than 3.5W, and it is equipped with Intel's self-developed MEMS micro-vibration mirror system, which allows the laser to scan at a lower power.

In terms of development, it supports RealSense SDK 2.0, which has obtained open source license. The system platform supports Windows, Linux, Android, and macOS, and the development environment supports Unity, Unreal, Python, etc.

As for its uses, logistics and warehouse management, 3D scanning, medical health, retail, robotics, etc. can all be used.

The Intel  RealSense L515 LiDAR is priced at only US$349, equivalent to less than RMB 2,500. Pre-sales have begun now and shipments will begin in late April next year.