Who makes RPLIDAR A1?

RPLIDAR A1 is made by SLAMTEC, based in Shanghai, China, founded in 2013.

Where is RPLIDAR A1 deployed?

No verified deployments of RPLIDAR A1 are currently on the DEPLOY registry. DEPLOY records deployments only when verified at a named site with a primary source; absence may reflect pre-deployment, research, or manufacturer-internal use.

RPLIDAR A1 has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.

RPLIDAR A1 · DEPLOY

Name: RPLIDAR A1
Brand: SLAMTEC

Overview

SLAMTEC's RPLIDAR A1 is a low-cost 360-degree 2D laser scanner based on laser-triangulation ranging, taking more than 8,000 distance measurements per second; widely used for mapping, localization, and navigation on service and research robots.

Verified vs. claimed

Verified deployments: None on file
Sources on file: 1 source, view all

Safety record

No incidents on record for RPLIDAR A1.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Sources (1)

https://www.slamtec.com/en/lidar/a1

Common questions

What is RPLIDAR A1?: SLAMTEC's RPLIDAR A1 is a low-cost 360-degree 2D laser scanner based on laser-triangulation ranging, taking more than 8,000 distance measurements per second; widely used for mapping, localization, and navigation on service and research robots.
Who makes RPLIDAR A1?: RPLIDAR A1 is made by SLAMTEC, based in Shanghai, China, founded in 2013.
Where is RPLIDAR A1 deployed?: No verified deployments of RPLIDAR A1 are currently on the DEPLOY registry. DEPLOY records deployments only when verified at a named site with a primary source; absence may reflect pre-deployment, research, or manufacturer-internal use.
Is RPLIDAR A1 safe?: RPLIDAR A1 has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.

Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-06-28

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-06-28

Maturity + lifecycle

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: other

Sources by quality tier

1: unclassified; Unclassified source

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

No press coverage on file for RPLIDAR A1 yet. Coverage appears here automatically as articles are ingested from our press sources.

Machine-readable surfaces

Markdown mirror: /models/slamtec-rplidar-a1.md
JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
REST API: /v1/models/8b874816-a1d7-40ba-85a5-7d506d438260
Revision history: /models/slamtec-rplidar-a1/history
Data documentation: /data
Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP

DEPLOY Intelligence Score

0.0/ 100

vs 6 months ago

6-month trend

Peer rankingTop 36% of Other

Analysis

Thin deployment record; scale validation still in progress.

Signal flags

No new deployment (12 months)

Dimension breakdown

Safety Record

95.0LOW

Adoption Spread

40.0LOW

IP Activity

5.0LOW

Deployment Scale

0.0LOW

Market Presence

0.0LOW

DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.

Last computed: Jul 3, 2026

Intelligence layer