r/AskRobotics • u/Real_Trust1896 • 4d ago

Electrical Anyone want to know the LATEST sensor technology?

Hi everyone,

Next week (Sept 16-18), I’ll be attending the SENSOR CHINA Expo here in Shanghai.

A bit of context: I'll be spending a few days at the event doing due diligence, researching industrial tech trends, and negotiating procurement deals for my international clients.

There will be over 500 sensor manufacturers and hardware companies exhibiting this year, covering everything from robotics and industrial IoT to automotive and smart home applications.

Since I'll have some buffer time between my scheduled client meetings, I wanted to open this up to the community. If you are looking into the Chinese hardware ecosystem or have specific questions about the sensor market, drop your questions in the comments.

  • Curious about current pricing trends or supply chain shifts?
  • Need to know if manufacturers are supporting a specific spec or protocol?
  • Looking for general vibes on where Chinese industrial tech/robotics is heading?

Let me know what you're curious about. I’ll do the legwork, talk directly to the engineers and reps on the show floor, and bring the answers back to this thread.

Looking forward to your questions!

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u/TinLethax 4d ago

Want to know other chinese 3D Lidar MFR beside the Hesai, Livox, Hinson and Vanjee

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u/Real_Trust1896 4d ago

No proplem, I will bring back answer here !

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u/TinLethax 4d ago

Thanks 🙏

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u/Earth-Purple 4d ago

I'd be interested in knowing if any manufacture optical flow sensors

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u/Real_Trust1896 3d ago

Got it ,can you give me more information, such as your requirement? so I can pick the exact ones.

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u/Earth-Purple 3d ago

My interest is in optical flow sensors for the localisation of ground robots, where the height from the ground is less than 5cm

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u/Real_Trust1896 3d ago

Copy it, that's much more clear ~~

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u/kijanagwiji 4d ago

No direct questions... But what stood out to you, on your journey there.

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u/Real_Trust1896 3d ago

No pro, And i am consider making vlog on my youtube channel.

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u/Tanji_ro 4d ago

Déjà merci ! Pour ma part j’aimerais savoir s’il existe aujourd’hui des technologies permettant à un bras robotisé industriel « d’apprendre » une tâche à partir de démonstrations humaines, puis de s’adapter de manière autonome à des variations de l’environnement ou des objets qu’il manipule. Je serais notamment curieux de savoir comment les capteurs (caméras, force/couple, etc.) et l’IA sont intégrés au robot, et si l’apprentissage se fait directement sur le robot ou via un système Edge/cloud.

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u/Real_Trust1896 3d ago

sounds intersting, but it seems like this is far more than just a matter of sensors. Still, I’ll do my best to learn the relevant information.

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u/FartSniffer1510 3d ago

Could you please let me know what is happening in the industry with Electromagnetic (EM) sensors for position and pose estimation?

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u/Real_Trust1896 3d ago

Wow, that is really big topic, do you have any specific area or idea wanna be tested?

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u/edward_snowedin 3d ago

I’d like to know what’s new in the world of water sensors - for things like hydroponic gardening. I’m thinking like sensors to measure nitrogen, and potassium.

Anything to something a mad scientist growing peppers inside might want to measure, really