Hokuyo Automatic Co., Ltd. Timeline

Events

• 2024-05-22 - Product Launch - Hokuyo releases YLM-10LX solid-state 3D lidar sensor - YLM-10LX uses Lumotive light-control metasurface beam-steering technology. The sensor targets industrial automation and service robotics applications. The design supports programmable fields of view, detection range and frame-rate settings. - source: lumotive.com
• 2023-11-15 - Funding - USD 25 million round expands SiLC machine-vision production - New strategic participants included Hokuyo Automatic, Hankook & Company and ROHM Semiconductor. The financing brought SiLC's cumulative funding to USD 56 million. The capital was allocated to increased production and commercial growth. - source: silc.com
• 2023-06-01 - Partnership - Hokuyo and Lumotive partner on 3D LiDAR sensing for industrial automation - Hokuyo partnered with Lumotive to develop a 3D LiDAR sensor based on Lumotive's M30 reference design. The planned product targets automated guided vehicles, autonomous mobile robots and industrial automation. The collaboration combines Hokuyo sensing… - source: lumotive.com
• 2021-01-20 - Research Publication - UST-10LX rotating-LiDAR calibration paper evaluates indoor 3D mapping accuracy - The paper presents a low-cost calibration method for matching error between a 2D lidar and rotating motor. The prototype uses a Hokuyo UST-10LX 2D lidar and reports indoor mobile-robot 3D mapping accuracy results. - source: doi.org
• 2018-10-12 - Research Publication - UST-10LX gait-monitoring paper compares Hokuyo rangefinders in unsupervised walking tests - The paper evaluates scanning laser rangefinders for unobtrusive gait-parameter monitoring in unsupervised settings. The Hokuyo UST10-LX detects lateral steps and walks with higher sensitivity than the URG-04LX in the reported walking dataset. - source: doi.org