Lumotive is a developer of programmable optical semiconductor products, specifically Light Control Metasurface (LCM™) chips. These chips enable software-defined photonic beamforming for applications like 3D sensing and optical communication, relevant to both terrestrial and space environments. The company's technology is used in various sectors, including autonomous vehicles, robotics, and industrial automation, and they have partnered with companies like E-Photonics to expand manufacturing and development of LiDAR technologies. Lumotive's LCM technology aims to improve size, weight, power, and cost (SWaP-C) in systems for defense and aerospace applications.
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The software-defined scan modes of Lumotive's lidar sensors enable customization for specific tasks like precise object tracking on production lines or efficient navigation for AMRs.
Hokuyo Automatic chose Lumotive’s LCM technology for its digital beam-steering capabilities.
Hokuyo’s President, Hitoshi Ozaki, expressed that Lumotive’s LCM optical semiconductor technology will be a game-changer for the industrial automation market.
Hokuyo Automatic's partnership with Lumotive aims to expand its business with innovative 3D sensing solutions that conventional lidar scanning technology could not realize.
Lumotive and Hokuyo Automatic have signed a multi-year production contract.
The production supply agreement between Lumotive and Hokuyo Automatic marks an important milestone in advancing 3D sensing solutions for robotics and autonomous systems markets.
Dr. Sam Heidari, CEO of Lumotive, stated that securing a design win with Hokuyo Automatic is a notable accomplishment for ordering their LCM technology into industrial automation applications.
The M30 Reference Design integrates Lumentum’s M52-100 VCSEL array technology with Lumotive’s beam steering chips.
The M30 Reference Design integrates Lumotive’s LCM beam steering chip with Lumentum’s M52-100 multi-junction VCSEL array.
Lumotive’s LCM beam steering technology allows for the implementation of solid-state, VCSEL-based LiDAR with software-definable characteristics in a compact package.
Lumotive and Lumentum Holdings announced the availability of the M30 Reference Design, a software-defined sensor implementation for LCM-based solid-state beam steering technology.
The jointly developed Lumotive and AXIBO solution was demonstrated at CES 2023 in Lumotive’s booth #5877.
Lumotive’s U30 lidar in the Micro-series supports near-range sensing of approximately 10 m in bright sunlight with up to 640 x 480 (VGA) resolution in a module a few millimeters on a side.
Lumotive is a Seattle, Washington company that produces solid-state lidar systems.
Lumotive is developing several small-form-factor lidar systems in addition to providing the M20 prototype to early adopters.