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MIT shows smartphone-grade LiDAR can see around corners
Source: hothardware.com · May 25, 2026
Summary
MIT researchers demonstrated that consumer-grade LiDAR sensors can reconstruct hidden objects via scattered light, enabling non-line-of-sight imaging. This breakthrough makes a previously lab-only capability practical for robotics, search-and-rescue, and autonomous systems.
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