Check out the Leica Disto. Not cheap, but uses a laser to do
rangefinding. Also automatically can do Pythagorean theorum to figure
out the actual length of an object that is only facing you at an
angle. It's really amazing!

Josh
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On 9/30/05, Jake Brownson <jbrownson@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm researching a project, and am having difficulty finding one major
> component required. I need to be able to find distances between
> 20-100ft or so with maybe 1ft accuracy. Is there anything out there
> that comes anything close to this? I've seen laser range finder
> products available, but I haven't found any sensor modules. I suppose
> getting a complete system and pulling it apart would be an option, but
> I thought I'd ask the list.

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