3 Reasons dToF Beats Traditional LIDAR for Dark Room Obstacle Avoidance

dToF is simpler and cheaper It uses a single light pulse to measure distance directly, with no moving parts. Traditional spinning LIDAR requires rotating mirrors or laser arrays, which adds cost and complexity.

Both work in complete darkness dToF and traditional LIDAR both function without any ambient light. But dToF does it with a tiny chip, like the sensor in iPhone Face ID, while traditional LIDAR is overkill for avoiding a coffee table.

dToF gives a depth map without drift It produces a direct depth measurement, like an iPad LiDAR scanner. Traditional LIDAR is better for large-scale mapping, not for indoor obstacle avoidance where dToF is the pragmatic choice.