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Sonair built its 3D ultrasonic sensor with robotic safety in mind
The company's sensor uses sonar and echos to give robots more information about their surrounding environment.
Traditionally, robotics companies turn to LIDAR sensors, which send out beams of light and measure how they bounce back, to gather that information. The sensor’s output is structured in a standard industry format, Sandven said, so it’s designed to work alongside a variety of different robotic hardware and software. Fady Saad, a general partner, at robotics-focused Cybernetix Ventures, which is not an investor in Sonair, recently told TechCrunch that potential safety concerns were one of the reasons he doesn’t expect people to want humanoid robots in their home anytime soon.
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