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by arnaudsm 1747 days ago
The Juicero comparison doesn't hold up. LIDAR is 10x more expensive than RGB, but neither reach lvl5 at the moment. I'm glad multiple companies try multiple paths, it's the best way to avoid a research dead-end.
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> LIDAR is 10x more expensive than RGB

but pure RGB needs $millions to make a reliable realtime depth sensor, plus custom silicon and a massive annotated dataset.

It might just be that one company can do it, but its a hefty gamble.