Laser Proximity Sensors use laser beams to detect the presence or absence of objects within a certain range. They are used in security systems, robotics, automation, and industrial processes, where ...

Remember the days of the simple photo-electric cell? Using either a transmitter-receiver pair or a single TX/RX with a retro-reflector, the interruption of an IR beam would trigger an alarm, stop a ...

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Leading sensor manufacturer OPTEX has announced the roll out of its outdoor and high-resolution indoor laser sensor RLS-2020S, complementing its next-generation REDSCAN mini sensor that features a ...

OPTEX, the renowned global sensor manufacturer, has launched the REDSCAN Lite LiDAR sensor, designed to provide extremely precise and ultra-fast, short-range detection across indoor high-security ...

If you are uncomfortable with government frisking you or manually inspecting your luggage at airports, would you be less so if they just scanned you –from as far as 50 meters away? The US Department ...

Anyone who's ever picked a flea off a dog's back with an automatic weapon knows there's a fine line between a crushed bug and a bloody mutt. Fortunately for flea-bitten K9s, a team of researchers are ...

Ophir Photonics Group, global leader in precision laser measurement equipment and a Newport Corporation company, today announced four new thermal laser sensors designed for measuring high pulse ...

Researchers at Rice University have successfully used laser-based sensors to detect the presence of specific gases in concentrations in the range of parts per billion to parts per trillion.