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Example Projects LiDAR Starter Kit

Explore example projects for the LiDAR Starter Kit.
The projects are grouped by type, difficulty and estimated duration to help you choose the right starting point.

You can follow guided projects step by step, use showcase projects as inspiration or try challenge projects to build your own solution.

Project Types

Project type Description
Guided Project Step-by-step project with detailed instructions.
Challenge Project Task-based project with fewer instructions and more room for own solutions.
Showcase Project Demonstrator project that shows what is possible with the Starter Kit.
Advanced Project More complex project with additional logic, software or hardware requirements.
Community Project A Project created by our Community

Project Overview

  • Field Evaluation

    Field Evaluation

    Type: Guided Project
    Difficulty: Basic
    Estimated duration: 10 to 30 minutes
    Requirements: Test objects

    Draw detection fields and test how different objects infringe these fields.

    Field Evaluation

  • Distance Estimation

    Distance Estimation

    Type: Challenge Project
    Difficulty: Basic
    Estimated duration: 1 to 2 hours
    Requirements: Any objects

    Estimate the distance to an object and learn how LiDAR measurement data can be used for distance-based applications.

    Distance Estimation

  • Lava

    The Floor is Lava

    Type: Guided Project
    Difficulty: Basic
    Estimated duration: 20 to 40 minutes
    Requirements: Several people or objects

    Play "The Floor is Lava" with a LiDAR scanner that detects infringed fields.

    Floor is lava

  • Piano

    Human Piano / Air Piano

    Type: Showcase Project Difficulty: Advanced
    Estimated duration: 30 to 60 minutes
    Requirements: Several people or objects, audio output or external application

    Create multiple detection fields and use a basic Python application to play sounds based on field infringements.

    Human air piano

If you are new to the LiDAR Starter Kit, start with the Field evaluation project.
It introduces the basic concept of detection fields and is a good first practical demo after completing the Getting Started guide.

Contribute Your Own Project

You created your own project with the LiDAR Starter Kit?
Future community or university projects can be submitted through the GitHub.com project repository.