Last Updated on November 30, 2025 by Craig Allen Keefner
Lidar Scanner Tutorial
From Retail Automation
The lidar scanner is moving into restaurants and retail in the United States and Japan. You can see that in the Amazon Grab and Go & Just Walk Out for example.
One company at the forefront is Hitachi-LG Data Storage from Korea. They have a Safe Pass product line which covers standalone terminal stations as well as a ceiling mount.
Hitachi Safe Pass Product LIne – Click for full size
Features of the Floor Stand, Table Stand and Ceiling Mount
- People tracking and heat map
- hand detection
- queue monitoring
- density measurement
- dwell time
- POE option
- Plug and Play with Cloud
- Integrated thermal sensors with AI facial recognition
- Distance and Frame Rate from 10m/30 fps to 13m/30fps
Typical Locations
- Restaurant
- Office
- Cafe
- Building Entrance
- Schools
- Plant Entrance
- Convenience Stores
- Unmanned Stores
Lidar Scanner Video
Hitachi Lidar Scanner – Click for full size
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