[tastyfreeze]

I really wish that companies would just sell their products instead of doing the business relationship 2-step. It is an unnecessary waste of time to sell product.

It looks like these sensors have just enough range to be effective for lidar terrain scanning. I would have bought a Movia S right now just to try it out.

[ronsor]

I hate this as well, but there are valid business reasons:

- Setting up infrastructure and support for consumers is expensive and hard to do well, especially if that's not your main industry.

- Some products are only economical if mass produced, and that requires large, guaranteed buyers.

[1970-01-01]

Isn't LIDAR a high powered laser? How could they just go selling it to consumers like you?

[tastyfreeze]

It is a Class 1 laser. I can buy a Class 4 laser online that I can start fires with. Laser danger is not the reason.