Perception stack

Sensor Component Trends

Sensor view: 1159 technologies over the last 30 days. Start with the ranking table below, then use the longer notes for context.

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1080p Hd Camera
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
-1
0
Cooling — Med
13 Mp Camera
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
0
0
Steady → Flat High
16-line LiDAR
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
0
0
Steady → Flat High
2 Bumpers (feet)
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
0
0
Steady → Flat High
2 Depth Sensors
Sensor · 2 robots tracked Quiet window
-1
0
Cooling — Med
2 Hall Sensors
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
-1
0
Cooling — Med
2 RGBD Cameras
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
0
0
Steady → Flat High
2× LiDAR (Pro)
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
-1
0
Cooling — Med
24 Sensors
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
0
0
Steady → Flat High
2D LiDAR
Sensor · 3 robots tracked Quiet window
-2
0
Cooling — Med
2k Hd Camera
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
-1
0
Cooling — Med
3 LiDAR Sensors
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
0
0
Steady → Flat High
3 Microphones
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
-1
0
Cooling — Med
30x Zoom Camera
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
-1
0
Cooling — Med
360° 3D LiDAR
Sensor · 2 robots tracked Quiet window
-2
0
Cooling — Med
360° dual LiDAR
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
0
0
Steady → Flat High
360° LiDAR
Sensor · 9 robots tracked Quiet window
-1
0
Cooling — Med
360° LIDAR
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
-1
0
Cooling — Med
360° VSLAM
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
-1
0
Cooling — Med
3d Camera Systems
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
No baseline
0
No baseline — Low
3d Depth Sensor
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
0
0
Steady → Flat High
3D LiDAR
Sensor · 14 robots tracked Quiet window
-9
0
Cooling — Med
3D LiDAR (Ultra)
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
0
0
Steady → Flat High
3d TOF Camera
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
0
0
Steady → Flat High
3d Vision
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
-1
0
Cooling — Med
3d-tof LiDAR
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
0
0
Steady → Flat High
4 AI Cameras
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
-1
0
Cooling — Med
4 Microphones
Sensor · 2 robots tracked Quiet window
-1
0
Cooling — Med
4 Radar Units
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
0
0
Steady → Flat High
4-mic Array
Sensor · 2 robots tracked Quiet window
-1
0
Cooling — Med
4k Camera
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
-1
0
Cooling — Med
4k Hd Camera
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
-1
0
Cooling — Med
5 Mp Camera
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
0
0
Steady → Flat High
5 W Speaker
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
-1
0
Cooling — Med
5mp Bezel Camera
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
0
0
Steady → Flat High
6 Depth Cameras
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
0
0
Steady → Flat High
6 RGB Cameras
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
-1
0
Cooling — Med
6-axis IMU
Sensor · 2 robots tracked Quiet window
-1
0
Cooling — Med
7× microphones
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
-1
0
Cooling — Med
720p RGB Camera
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
-1
0
Cooling — Med
8 Cameras
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
0
0
Steady → Flat High
8 Torque Sensors
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
0
0
Steady → Flat High
8× radar (Pro)
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
-1
0
Cooling — Med
9-axis IMU
Sensor · 2 robots tracked Quiet window
0
0
Steady → Flat High
Accelerometer
Sensor · 2 robots tracked Quiet window
-2
0
Cooling — Med
Accelerometers
Sensor · 2 robots tracked Quiet window
0
0
Steady — Med
AI Camera
Sensor · 2 robots tracked Quiet window
0
0
Steady → Flat High
AI RGB Camera
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
-1
0
Cooling — Med
Als Sensor
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
-1
0
Cooling — Med
Aroma Sensor
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
-1
0
Cooling — Med
Array Microphone
Sensor · 2 robots tracked Quiet window
0
0
Steady → Flat High
Back Camera
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
-1
0
Cooling — Med
Beam Break Sensor
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
No baseline
0
No baseline — Low
Beidou
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
0
0
Steady → Flat High
Binocular Vision
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
No baseline
0
No baseline — Low
Browning Sensor
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
-1
0
Cooling — Med
Bump Sensor
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
0
0
Steady → Flat High
Bump Sensors
Sensor · 2 robots tracked Quiet window
-1
0
Cooling — Med
Bumper Sensor
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
-1
0
Cooling — Med
Bumper Sensors
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
-1
0
Cooling — Med
Camera
Sensor · 5 robots tracked Quiet window
-2
0
Cooling — Med
Camera Sensors
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
No baseline
0
No baseline — Low
Cameras
Sensor · 10 robots tracked Quiet window
-4
0
Cooling — Med
Chassis LiDAR
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
0
0
Steady → Flat High
Clearview LiDAR
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
-1
0
Cooling — Med
Cliff Sensors
Sensor · 16 robots tracked Quiet window
-10
0
Cooling — Med
Computer Vision
Sensor · 6 robots tracked Quiet window
-5
0
Cooling — Med
Current Sensors
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
-1
0
Cooling — Med
Curved Face Screen
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
No baseline
0
No baseline — Low
Depth Camera
Sensor · 7 robots tracked Quiet window
-4
0
Cooling — Med
Depth Camera ×2
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
0
0
Steady → Flat High
Depth Cameras
Sensor · 4 robots tracked Quiet window
-1
0
Cooling — Med
Depth Cameras X2
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
No baseline
0
No baseline — Low
Depth Sensing
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
0
0
Steady → Flat High
Depth Sensors
Sensor · 3 robots tracked Quiet window
-2
0
Cooling — Med
Dexterous Fingers
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
No baseline
0
No baseline — Low
Dirt Sensor
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
0
0
Steady → Flat High
Distance Sensor
Sensor · 4 robots tracked Quiet window
-1
0
Cooling — Med
Drop Sensors
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
0
0
Steady → Flat High
Dtof Sensor
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
-1
0
Cooling — Med
Dual 6-axis IMU
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
0
0
Steady → Flat High
Dual AI Cameras
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
0
0
Steady → Flat High
Dual Camera
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
-1
0
Cooling — Med
Dual Cameras
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
-1
0
Cooling — Med
Dual RGB Cameras
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
No baseline
0
No baseline — Low
Ecg Sensor
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
No baseline
0
No baseline — Low
Encoders
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
0
0
Steady — Med
Face Id Tracking
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
0
0
Steady → Flat High
Fall Detection
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
-1
0
Cooling — Med
Fisheye Camera
Sensor · 4 robots tracked Quiet window
-2
0
Cooling — Med
Fisheye Cameras
Sensor · 3 robots tracked Quiet window
-2
0
Cooling — Med
Five Camera Groups
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
No baseline
0
No baseline — Low
Force Sensors
Sensor · 8 robots tracked Quiet window
-6
0
Cooling — Med
Front Camera
Sensor · 2 robots tracked Quiet window
-1
0
Cooling — Med
Front LiDAR
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
-1
0
Cooling — Med
Gait Recognition
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
0
0
Steady → Flat High
Gas Detection
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
No baseline
0
No baseline — Low
Gesture Sensor
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
-1
0
Cooling — Med
Gnss Receiver
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
0
0
Steady → Flat High
GPS
Sensor · 5 robots tracked Quiet window
-1
0
Cooling — Med
GPS Positioning
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
No baseline
0
No baseline — Low
GPS Tracking
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
-1
0
Cooling — Med
Gravity Sensor
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
-1
0
Cooling — Med
Grip Switch
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
-1
0
Cooling — Med
Gyroscope
Sensor · 4 robots tracked Quiet window
-3
0
Cooling — Med
Gyroscope / IMU
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
0
0
Steady → Flat High
Gyroscopes
Sensor · 2 robots tracked Quiet window
0
0
Steady — Med
Hd Camera
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
0
0
Steady → Flat High
Hd Cameras
Sensor · 2 robots tracked Quiet window
-1
0
Cooling — Med
Head 3D radar/LiDAR
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
No baseline
0
No baseline — Low
Heart-rate Sensor
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
No baseline
0
No baseline — Low
Humidity Sensor
Sensor · 2 robots tracked Quiet window
-1
0
Cooling — Med
Humidity Sensors
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
0
0
Steady → Flat High
IMU
Sensor · 41 robots tracked Quiet window
-26
0
Cooling ↓ Sustained High
IMU Orientation
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
-1
0
Cooling — Med
IMU Sensor
Sensor · 2 robots tracked Quiet window
-1
0
Cooling — Med
Imus
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
-1
0
Cooling — Med
In-house 6-axis IMU
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
No baseline
0
No baseline — Low
Infrared Array
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
0
0
Steady → Flat High
Infrared Sensing
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
0
0
Steady → Flat High
Infrared Sensor
Sensor · 3 robots tracked Quiet window
-1
0
Cooling — Med
Infrared Vision
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
0
0
Steady → Flat High
Joint Encoders
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
-1
0
Cooling — Med
Joint Sensing
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
-1
0
Cooling — Med
Language Input
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
-1
0
Cooling — Med
Laser Navigation
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
0
0
Steady → Flat High
Laser Sensor
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
-1
0
Cooling — Med
Laser SLAM
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
-1
0
Cooling — Med
Lds LiDAR
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
0
0
Steady → Flat High
Led Fill Light
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
-1
0
Cooling — Med
Led Power Button
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
No baseline
0
No baseline — Low
LiDAR
Sensor · 23 robots tracked Quiet window
-11
0
Cooling ↓ Sustained High
Lift Sensor
Sensor · 6 robots tracked Quiet window
-3
0
Cooling — Med
Light Sensor
Sensor · 2 robots tracked Quiet window
-1
0
Cooling — Med
Livox Mid-360 LiDAR
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
No baseline
0
No baseline — Low
Microphone
Sensor · 9 robots tracked Quiet window
-6
0
Cooling — Med
Microphone ×4
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
0
0
Steady → Flat High
Microphones
Sensor · 9 robots tracked Quiet window
-5
0
Cooling — Med
Mid-360 LiDAR
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
-1
0
Cooling — Med
Mm-wave Radar
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
0
0
Steady → Flat High
Moisture Sensor
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
-1
0
Cooling — Med
Motion Sensor
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
-1
0
Cooling — Med
Motion Sensors
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
0
0
Steady → Flat High
Multiple Cameras
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
0
0
Steady → Flat High
Night Lighting
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
0
0
Steady → Flat High
Night Vision
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
-1
0
Cooling — Med
Obstacle Sensor
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
0
0
Steady → Flat High
Optional LiDAR
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
No baseline
0
No baseline — Low
Over 40 Sensors
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
-1
0
Cooling — Med
Perception Systems
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
No baseline
0
No baseline — Low
Physical Bumper
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
-1
0
Cooling — Med
PoolSense 2.0
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
0
0
Steady → Flat High
Posture Sensing
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
-1
0
Cooling — Med
Posture Sensor
Sensor · 2 robots tracked Quiet window
0
0
Steady → Flat High
Pressure Sensor
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
-1
0
Cooling — Med
Proprioception
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
-1
0
Cooling — Med
Proximity Sensor
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
0
0
Steady → Flat High
Radar
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
-1
0
Cooling — Med
Radars
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
No baseline
0
No baseline — Low
Rain Detection
Sensor · 2 robots tracked Quiet window
-2
0
Cooling — Med
Rain Sensor
Sensor · 8 robots tracked Quiet window
-5
0
Cooling — Med
Rear Camera
Sensor · 2 robots tracked Quiet window
0
0
Steady → Flat High
Rear LiDAR
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
-1
0
Cooling — Med
Rear RGB Camera
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
-1
0
Cooling — Med
Reid Tracking
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
0
0
Steady → Flat High
RGB Camera
Sensor · 12 robots tracked Quiet window
-7
0
Cooling — Med
RGB Cameras
Sensor · 4 robots tracked Quiet window
-1
0
Cooling — Med
Rgb-d Camera
Sensor · 6 robots tracked Quiet window
-3
0
Cooling — Med
Rgb-d Cameras
Sensor · 4 robots tracked Quiet window
-2
0
Cooling — Med
RGBD Camera
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
-1
0
Cooling — Med
RGBD Cameras
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
0
0
Steady → Flat High
Ring Microphone
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
No baseline
0
No baseline — Low
RTK Positioning
Sensor · 4 robots tracked Quiet window
-3
0
Cooling — Med
Sensor Skin
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
-1
0
Cooling — Med
Single-point TOF
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
0
0
Steady → Flat High
SLAM Camera
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
-1
0
Cooling — Med
Smartphone Camera
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
No baseline
0
No baseline — Low
Sonar ×2 (base)
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
0
0
Steady → Flat High
Sonar Sensors
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
-1
0
Cooling — Med
Spatial Sensors
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
0
0
Steady → Flat High
Speaker
Sensor · 5 robots tracked Quiet window
-2
0
Cooling — Med
Speakers
Sensor · 2 robots tracked Quiet window
0
0
Steady → Flat High
Standard 6-axis IMU
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
No baseline
0
No baseline — Low
Step Detection
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
-1
0
Cooling — Med
Stereo Camera
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
-1
0
Cooling — Med
Stereo Cameras
Sensor · 8 robots tracked Quiet window
-4
0
Cooling ↓ Sustained High
Stereo Depth Camera
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
No baseline
0
No baseline — Low
Stereo Speakers
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
-1
0
Cooling — Med
Stereo Vision
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
0
0
Steady → Flat High
Tactile
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
0
0
Steady → Flat High
Tactile Arrays
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
0
0
Steady → Flat High
Tactile Feedback
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
No baseline
0
No baseline — Low
Tactile Sensors
Sensor · 6 robots tracked Quiet window
-3
0
Cooling — Med
Tactile Skin
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
0
0
Steady → Flat High
Texture Sensor
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
-1
0
Cooling — Med
Thermal
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
-1
0
Cooling — Med
Thermal Camera
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
No baseline
0
No baseline — Low
Thermal Imaging
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
No baseline
0
No baseline — Low
Tilt Sensor
Sensor · 5 robots tracked Quiet window
-3
0
Cooling — Med
TOF Sensor
Sensor · 2 robots tracked Quiet window
0
0
Steady → Flat High
TOF Sensors
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
-1
0
Cooling — Med
Torso IMU
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
-1
0
Cooling — Med
Touch Buttons
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
0
0
Steady → Flat High
Touch Input
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
-1
0
Cooling — Med
Touch Sensor
Sensor · 5 robots tracked Quiet window
-2
0
Cooling — Med
Touch Sensors
Sensor · 7 robots tracked Quiet window
-5
0
Cooling — Med
Usb Microphone
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
0
0
Steady → Flat High
UWB
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
No baseline
0
No baseline — Low
UWB Positioning
Sensor · 2 robots tracked Quiet window
No baseline
0
No baseline — Low
Versalift Dtof
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
0
0
Steady → Flat High
Video Transmission
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
No baseline
0
No baseline — Low
Vio Positioning
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
-1
0
Cooling — Med
Vision Camera
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
0
0
Steady → Flat High
Vision Cameras
Sensor · 2 robots tracked Quiet window
-1
0
Cooling — Med
Vision System
Sensor · 12 robots tracked Quiet window
-6
0
Cooling — Med
Visual Sensors
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
-1
0
Cooling — Med
VSLAM
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
-1
0
Cooling — Med
Wall Sensors
Sensor · 2 robots tracked Quiet window
-2
0
Cooling — Med
Web Camera
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
-1
0
Cooling — Med
Webcams
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
-1
0
Cooling — Med
Wheel Odometry
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
-1
0
Cooling — Med
Wide-angle Lens
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
-1
0
Cooling — Med
Wrist Cameras
Sensor · 1 robots tracked Quiet window
-1
0
Cooling — Med

Current signal board

A quick pass on which components are lifting, cooling, dominating footprint, or still building historical context.

Fast movers

Top risers

0 items

No positive deltas yet in this window.

Watch list

Cooling

4 items
IMU

Sensor · 41 robots in the directory

-26
Cooling ↓ Sustained
LiDAR

Sensor · 23 robots in the directory

-11
Cooling ↓ Sustained
Cliff Sensors

Sensor · 16 robots in the directory

-10
Cooling —
3D LiDAR

Sensor · 14 robots in the directory

-9
Cooling —

Sensor field notes

Keep the ranking table fast, then use this route-specific readout to understand what the lane is actually signaling.

Perception stack

What this lane is actually tracking

Track the hardware layer behind mapping quality, obstacle awareness, and confident movement through real homes. Rising signal here usually means navigation hardware is becoming standard rather than staying premium-only.

Watch LiDAR, camera, and fusion labels move from premium upgrades toward default equipment.
Validate fast 30-day spikes against the 90-day lane before calling a durable platform shift.

Cross-check next

Use the 90-day view to confirm whether today’s move is holding. 0.3 MP / 640 x 480 camera currently leads this lane with 0 recent verifications.

Active now

0

Rows with fresh signal in this window

Sustained

305

Rows with confirmed direction

Sensor family radar

A tighter grouping for the sensor lane so adjacent naming variations do not hide the broader hardware picture.

Family radar

Specialized labels

362 labels

Vendor-specific or niche sensor names that do not cluster cleanly yet, but still matter in the raw index.

Total signal

0

Lead label

0.6 in navigation precision

Examples: 0.6 in navigation precision, 1080p HD video at 30 fps with 120° horizontal FoV, 12 High-precision Sensors, ...

Family radar

Vision and cameras

308 labels

Camera-led perception stacks, including RGB, stereo, and structured-light variants that often appear under slightly different vendor phrasing.

Total signal

0

Lead label

0.3 MP / 640 x 480 camera

Examples: 0.3 MP / 640 x 480 camera, 1 Internal Camera (food quality monitoring), 1 Realsense Camera, ...

Family radar

LiDAR and ranging

171 labels

Depth, scanning, and ranging labels that usually indicate spatial awareness hardware rather than marketing copy alone.

Total signal

0

Lead label

120° 12 MP autofocus wide-angle camera

Examples: 120° 12 MP autofocus wide-angle camera, 16-line LiDAR, 180-degree LiDAR Array With SLAM Integration, ...

Family radar

Proximity and obstacle sensing

141 labels

Near-field awareness labels covering cliff, ultrasonic, infrared, rain, and obstacle-detection hardware.

Total signal

0

Lead label

2 Bumpers (feet)

Examples: 2 Bumpers (feet), 2 Ultrasonic Sensors, 2-meter Detection Range, ...

Read the trend correctly

Use signal for footprint, delta for immediate change, momentum for confirmation, and reliability to judge how much trust to place in the pattern.

Signal

How many robots carrying the component were verified in the last 30 days. Treat it as current footprint, not install base.

Delta

Change against the last stored snapshot. Positive means more recent verification activity, negative means cooling, and a dash means the baseline is still forming.

Momentum

Two consecutive moves in the same direction. Use it to separate one-off spikes from signals that are holding their shape.

Reliability

High reliability means multiple historical checkpoints, medium means limited history, low means the component still needs another capture before comparison becomes meaningful.

The 30-day window is intentionally twitchy. Use it to catch fresh deployment or verification swings, then confirm the move in the 90-day view.

About Sensor Components

1159 sensor components form the perception layer of home robots — the hardware enabling navigation, obstacle detection, mapping, and environmental awareness. Sensors are the fastest-evolving technology category in home robotics, directly determining how well a robot understands and interacts with its environment. The 30-day trend data above tracks which sensors are gaining or losing adoption across recently verified robots.

Most used: IMU (41 robots), LiDAR (23 robots), Not Officially Disclosed (18 robots), Cliff Sensors (16 robots), 3D LiDAR (14 robots).

Using This Trend Data

Components with high signal values and rising deltas are gaining manufacturer adoption — these represent technologies the industry is converging around. Components with declining signals may indicate either a technology being phased out or simply a gap in recent verification activity. Pay attention to momentum alongside the delta: a component with sustained upward momentum across multiple snapshots is a stronger signal of genuine growth than one with a single positive delta. Reliability indicators tell you how much confidence to place in the trend — high reliability means the pattern is confirmed by multiple data points, while low reliability means the trend is based on limited historical data. For purchasing decisions, combine trend data with the individual component detail pages linked from the table, which provide deeper technical context and robot compatibility information.

LiDAR expansion — Once exclusive to premium robot vacuums, LiDAR sensors are now appearing in mid-range products as costs decrease. The trend table above shows whether LiDAR adoption is accelerating in the current window.
AI-powered cameras — RGB and depth cameras paired with object recognition AI are becoming the primary navigation sensor for newer robots, reducing reliance on traditional bump and cliff sensors.
Multi-sensor fusion — Modern robots increasingly combine complementary sensors (LiDAR + camera + ultrasonic) for more robust perception. Rising adoption of multiple sensor types simultaneously signals this fusion trend.
Time-of-flight sensors — ToF cameras are emerging as a compact alternative to structured-light depth sensors, particularly for close-range obstacle detection in tight spaces.

Buying Context

When evaluating a robot's sensor suite, look beyond the sensor count. A robot with fewer but well-integrated sensors (camera + LiDAR fusion) often navigates better than one with many discrete sensors working independently. Pay attention to the trend direction — sensors showing sustained adoption growth tend to have better manufacturer support and third-party compatibility. Sensors in decline may still function well but could indicate the manufacturer ecosystem is moving toward alternatives.

Compare with the 90-day sensor trends for a broader adoption picture.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How often is the 30-day trend data updated?
Recalculated on every page load from current robot verification dates. Signal = robots verified in the last 30 days. Snapshots for delta/momentum are stored periodically.
What does "No baseline" mean for a sensor component?
First measurement in this window — no previous snapshot to compare. Once a second snapshot is taken, the component gets a delta and eventually momentum data.
What is the difference between 30-day and 90-day trends?
30-day is volatile and sensitive to individual product launches. 90-day smooths noise and reveals sustained adoption. A component rising in both views is showing genuine growth.
How is momentum different from the trend delta?
Delta compares against the single last snapshot. Momentum requires two snapshots and checks for sustained direction — two consecutive increases or decreases. Momentum is a stronger signal of real change.
Can trend data predict which sensor components will be popular?
Trends show historical adoption patterns, not predictions. But sustained upward momentum in the 90-day view tends to continue as it reflects manufacturer consensus. Cross-reference with industry news and announcements.
Why is LiDAR adoption growing in mid-range robots?
LiDAR sensor costs have dropped significantly as manufacturing scaled for automotive applications. This cost reduction makes LiDAR viable for robots under $500, where it was previously limited to premium models. The technology provides precise room mapping that camera-only systems struggle to match in low light.
Are more sensors always better in a home robot?
Not necessarily. A robot with well-integrated camera + LiDAR fusion often outperforms one with many discrete sensors working independently. The key is sensor fusion quality — how well the robot's AI combines data from multiple sources — rather than raw sensor count. Check individual robot reviews for real-world navigation performance.