Supporting data for "Towards Efficient LiDAR mapping for Robotics"
Robots, such as unmanned aerial vehicles and robot dogs, are suitable for exploring unknown environments that are dangerous for a human to walk in. These robots are equipped with sensors to obtain information from the environment. A map of the environment is simultaneously constructed on the robot while an online exploration algorithm determines the next area to explore based on the map. In most recent research on robotics, LiDARs have gained increasing interest thanks to their ability to provide dense and accurate depth measurements of environments.
This dataset includes LiDAR data collected in both indoor and outdoor environments of HKU, which aims to benefit the robotic community and facilitate future research to advance the LiDAR mapping technology.