[itsdesmond]

A big difference between this and that is that this appears to determine relative positioning through multiple mouse-style optical sensors, rather than visually checking relative to patterned tape.

[ragebol]

With a Raspi-cam and some Apriltags or some other fiducial markers, the visual reference could also be possible perhaps.

[numpad0]

How does it solve linearity and repeatability problems of mouse sensors? Or is it just not mouse like but not in literal sense?

[anxman]

Yeah IMO the Compass appears to be a more convenient design

[recipe19]

The reason Origin uses tape is to maintain precise, absolute registration over large distances - so that you can for example machine a pattern the size of a kitchen table.

I am very skeptical you can have that level of registration with mouse-style sensors that can only measure relative motion. I might be wrong, but it seems unlikely.