[Cshelton]

I suppose you could use infared, similar to how the Xbox Kinect works. However, it'd only be good for indoor use and not as accurate.

I read that Tesla is experimenting with using radar and software enhancements to create an accurate point cloud. (To avoid the necessity of LIDAR)

If you needed it for something real and versatile (industry/production), you're best bet is LIDAR.

I haven't looked at the code for this FB camera, but I'd imagine you'd almost have to rebuild it as stitching images is much different? Seems like you wouldn't have to be as accurate with overlap on the point cloud.