Sensor review for mobile robots
2 min readJul 8, 2020
Latest Update 2020–07–08
ZED 2
- Type: Stereo Camera
- Price: ~$450
- Range: 0.2–20 m
- Field of View: 110° (H) x 70° (V) x 120° (D) max.
- FPS: Up to 100Hz
- ROS Support: https://github.com/stereolabs/zed-ros-examples
Intel RealSense L515
- Type: LIDAR Camera
- Price: ~$349
- Range: 9m
- Field of View: 70° × 55° (±2°)
- FPS: Up to 30fps
- ROS Support: https://github.com/IntelRealSense/realsense-ros
CE30-D
- Type: Solid state LIDAR
- Price: ~$799
- Range: 0.4–28m
- Field of View: 60° × 4°
- FPS: Up to 30fps
- ROS Support: Upon request
RS-Bpearl
- Type: short-range LIDAR
- Price: ~$3.500
- Range: 30m
- Field of View: 360° × 90°
- FPS: Up to 20fps
- ROS Support: https://github.com/RoboSense-LiDAR/ros_rslidar
Ouster OS1
- Type: LIDAR
- Price: ~$3.500
- Range: 120m
- Field of View: 360° × 45° (±22.5º)
- FPS: Up to 20fps
- ROS Support: https://github.com/RoboSense-LiDAR/ros_rslidar
Velodyne Puck
- Type: LIDAR
- Price: Upon request
- Range: 100m
- Field of View: 360° × 30°
- FPS: Up to 20fps
- ROS Support: http://wiki.ros.org/velodyne_driver
SICK LMS
- Type: LIDAR
- Price: Upon request
- Range: 50m
- Field of View: 270°
- FPS: Up to 50fps
- ROS Support: http://wiki.ros.org/LMS1xx