A high-definition LIDAR system with a rotating sensor head containing 64 semiconductor lasers allows the efficient generation of 3D environment maps at unprecedented levels of detail.
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Schwarz, B. Mapping the world in 3D. Nature Photon 4, 429–430 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2010.148
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