Lumotive, a leader in programmable optical semiconductor technology, today announced that NAMUGA Co., Ltd., a leading manufacturer of advanced camera modules, will debut its first solid-state 3D lidar sensor—Stella-2, powered by Lumotive’s Light Control Metasurface (LCM) technology—at the upcoming Embedded Vision Summit in California.

Stella-2 brings software-defined intelligence, a compact form factor, and robust outdoor performance to commercial robotics and industrial automation. Applications include autonomous vacuum cleaners, lawnmowers, ware…