[Animats]

There are already LIDAR units for drones about that size.[1] About the same weight, better resolution, available now. There are smaller phone time of flight cameras, with better resolution.

Really needs price info. There's good expensive stuff, and not very good cheap stuff, in this space.

[1] https://www.digikey.com/en/product-highlight/l/lightware-lid...

[tecleandor]

There's a big difference on accuracy, though. The one you posted has 10cm of accuracy, and the one announced has 5mm.

Also 360 vs 30 degrees of fov.

I think it's for a completely different market (although I'm not sure which one...)

[apercu]

That's the application I was thinking of - imagine being at a (small) archeological dig site and being able to fly a drone with lidar over your dig.