Re: [oopic] New range finder needed

Brian Lloyd-6 wrote:
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> On Mar 8, 2008, at 7:39 PM, Shaggy wrote:
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>> Therefore, I am looking at my options. One option is to switch to a
>> camera
>> (like the CMUCam) and do a whole bunch of visual processing. The other
>> option is a far more accurate range finder such as a laser, perhaps
>> on a
>> panning servo. However, after a brief search of the net, it appears
>> that a
>> suitable laser would be over $1000. Are there any other options out
>> there?
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> Why do you think that a suitable laser would cost that much? What are
> you trying to do?
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> A cusrory google search for laser range finders returned only things in
> that price range. If you know of something cheaper that might work, I
> would be very interested in hearing about it.
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