LV‑MaxSonar‑WR1 Line Released

MaxBotix® Inc., announces the MaxSonar®-WR1(TM) sensors. These sensors are designed for either indoor or outdoor use while maintaining very low cost. The MaxSonar®-WR1(TM) will work in many industrial application such as presence sensing (determining whether an object is present or not), distance measurement, outdoor mounting, people and proximity detection, and tank level detection. The rugged packaging and narrow beam width of the WR1(TM) means that these sensors can be used for mobile robotics applications like room mapping, where a precision beam is required. The LV-MaxSonar®-WR1(TM) was released for sale in October 2008. The LV‑MaxSonar®‑WR1(TM) features 3V - 5.5V low power, provides very short to long-range detection and ranging, in a compact, robust PVC housing, designed to meet IP67 water intrusion criterion, operates over a wide temperature range from -40ºC to 85ºC, and with mounting that matches standard electrical ¾" pipe fittings (14 NPTS). The LV‑MaxSonar®‑WR1(TM) detects objects from 0-inches to 254-inches (6.45-meters) and provides sonar range information from 12-inches out to 254-inches with 1-inch resolution. Objects from 0-inches to 12-inches range as 12-inches.