Sense It or Infer It: Two Approaches to 3D Machine Vision

How machines acquire that three-dimensional understanding has largely divided 3D Machine Vision into two approaches, both running in production today.

The first is to sense depth directly using hardware that returns 3D data: LiDAR, radar, and 3D cameras.

Two ways to see in 3D Machine Vision 3D sensing systems resolve range in hardware.

Choosing Between 3D Sensing and Depth Inference The choice between 3D sensing and depth inference comes down to the environment and the economics of the job.

As the cost of LiDAR and other sensors falls and depth inference keeps improving, the gap may narrow from both sides.