Ex-Velodyne Chief’s Delivery Bot Venture Shifts from LiDAR to Base Models

LiDAR technology, a fundamental tool for autonomous vehicles and robotics, has been universally adopted despite its significant cost implications.

Anand Gopalan, previously at the helm of leading LiDAR company Velodyne as CTO and CEO, understands the strengths and weaknesses of the technology. Vayu Robotics, Gopalan’s most recent venture, notably forgoes LiDAR technology, highlighting LiDAR-less navigation as a key feature.

Launched in 2022 by Gopalan, a couple of years after leading Velodyne to a public offering through a SPAC, Vayu Robotics aims to bring down the cost and enhance the scalability of delivery robotics. The move away from LiDA

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