I received a vl53l1x laser distance sensor in the mail a few weeks ago, so let's see what it can do. And compare it to the common ultrasonic distance sensor.

Here are some of the tutorials I used to supply code for this video:

https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-vl53l1x/arduino

https://core-electronics.com.au/guides/piicodev-distance-sensor-vl53l1x-raspberry-pi-pico-guide/

And this is where I bought the vl53l1x laser distance sensor, if you're interested in picking one up to play with : https://pileofstuff.ca/r/phx9c

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