LightWare LiDARNot yet claimed

About LightWare LiDAR

LightWare is a South African company that designs and sells microLiDAR sensors — compact, ultralight laser rangefinders and LiDAR units for autonomous sensing. Its current range is headed by the GRF-500, a sensor that extends the range of a gimbal to 500 metres, enhancing camera functionality and enabling precise localisation of observed objects, alongside a family of smaller microLiDAR units sold at price points in the few-hundred-dollar range. The company states it has more than a decade of pioneering microLiDAR sensor technology behind it, describes its sensors as trusted for autonomous sensing worldwide, and notes Blue UAS listing for relevant products.

LightWare presents its technology as a force for positive change, citing client work in wildlife conservation, protection of communities from natural disasters, safer drone deliveries, and delivery of vaccines and medications to hard-to-reach places; published client stories include drone and UAS integrators using its sensors for long-range ranging and obstacle detection. For directory partners, LightWare is a component supplier of small, light LiDAR sensors for drone, UAS and other autonomous-platform builders that need long-range sensing in a minimal size and weight envelope.

Products & services

• GRF-500 microLiDAR (500 m range sensor for gimbals)
• Compact microLiDAR sensor range for drones and autonomous platforms
• Long-range LiDAR ranging and obstacle-detection sensing for UAS
• Technical support engineering for sensor selection and integration

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