---
publication_id: "OT-2026-000002589"
title: "Lidar sensors of legged robots and related technology"
published_at: "2026-09-15T19:14:03.132562Z"
canonical_url: "https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000002589"
categories:
  - "robotics-automation/robot-architectures"
keywords:
  - "b25j9/1697"
  - "b25j9/1697"
  - "b25j9/1697"
  - "b25j19/00"
  - "b25j19/0029"
  - "b25j19/0029"
---

# Lidar sensors of legged robots and related technology

## Abstract

A robot in accordance with at least some embodiments of the present technology includes a neck region through which the robot is configured to transmit and receive light. The robot defines a robot height and includes a body, a head carried by the body, and a neck extending between the head and the body along the robot height. The robot further includes a structural neck frame at a periphery of the neck in a plane perpendicular to the robot height. The structural neck frame defines windows distributed around the periphery of the neck. The robot further includes a sensor disposed at least partially within the structural neck frame. The sensor includes a laser configured to transmit light via the windows and a detector configured to receive light via the windows. A field of view of the sensor extends at least 320 degrees around the neck.