Benewake Starts Mass Production of $299 SR18 LiDAR for Robots
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BEIJING – October 30, 2026 -- Benewake has put its 18-channel SR18 360° 3D LiDAR into mass production at a price of US$299, with worldwide availability starting November 30, 2026. The SR18 is the first model in the new SR Series, which will also include a 96-channel variant, the SR96.
SR18 weighs 190 g and draws no more than 5 W on average
The SR18 measures 71.8 mm in diameter and 64 mm in height. Benewake targets robot developers with tight space and power budgets, including makers of commercial cleaning robots, robotic lawn mowers, quadruped robots, embodied AI platforms, last-mile delivery robots and industrial mobile robots.