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Hokuyo x Lumotive (3D LiDAR)

Hokuyo Automatic partnered with Lumotive to develop and commercialize 3D LiDAR sensors using Lumotive's Light Control Metasurface (LCM) solid-state beam steering technology for industrial automation. The partnership resulted in the 2024 commercial release of the YLM-10LX sensor, the world's first 3D LiDAR sensor with true solid-state beam steering, and was deepened when Hokuyo invested in Lumotive's 5M Series B round in February 2025.

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Type
technology
Status
Activeoperating
Announced
2022-02-22
4.5 years ago
Active for
4.5 years

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Hokuyo Automatictechnology provider

Hokuyo Automatic Co., Ltd. (北陽電機株式会社) is a Japanese sensor manufacturer founded in 1946 and headquartered in Osaka, Japan. The company is best known for its 2D and 3D scanning laser rangefinders (LiDAR) used for obstacle detection and localization on autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), automated guided vehicles (AGVs), and unmanned aerial vehicles. Hokuyo was the first Japanese company to develop an ultra-compact LiDAR range sensor for robotics in 2004. Its UST-10LX is one of the most widely deployed 2D LiDAR sensors in the [Global](/companies/global-ai) AMR market, compatible with ROS1 and ROS2. The company also produces photoelectric sensors, optical data transceivers, automatic counters, and automatic doors for factory and logistics automation.

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  1. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/lumotive-partners-with-hokuyo-to-revolutionize-3d-lidar-sensing-for-industrial-automation-301839371.html

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