Using a Lidar for Robot Navigation in a Room - Michael E Anderson, The PTR Group, Inc. In this talk, we will describe how we used a LASER rangefinder for navigation through rooms. The attendee will see how we equipped a small robot with the scanning LASER to aid in autonomous navigation including the Linux requirements and the control software. These techniques can be used for mapping 3D space or simply for obstacle avoidance. This will be demonstrated on a small embedded Linux-based mobile robot platform About Michael E Anderson Mike Anderson is currently CTO and Chief Scientist for The PTR Group, Inc. With over 35 years in the embedded and real-time computing industry, Mike works with a number of RTOS, Linux and Android-based devices in applications ranging from satellites and robotics to SCADA platforms. However, his focus over the past few years has been the use of Linux and Android in embedded sensor applications and the deployment of the Internet of Things.