Demo: fast lidar SLAM using 93won/lidar_odometry

I am always on the look-out for new compute efficient SLAM algorithms. To that end I collect interesting open-source implementations of SLAM algorithms in a bookmark folder aptly called “SLAM”. By now this folder contains more than 30 entries.

Recently my LinkedIn feed brought the 93won/lidar_odometry project by Seungwon Choi to my attention. I’ve decided to give it a try and run it within a Gazebo simulation in combination with the L4XZ hexapod robot autonomy stack. The following video shows the robot exploring a simulated subway station while maintaining a fairly accurate position estimation and local map.

Demo: fast lidar SLAM using 93won/lidar_odometry

Alexander Entinger is a highly experienced embedded engineer with a focus on robotic systems. By providing hard-won expertise designing embedded systems for real-world embedded applications Alexander Entinger is helping companies developing robotic systems or components for robotic systems to achieve their desired business outcomes.