Optical would have the same issue of not going through obstacles.

Cheers,
-Neil.


Quoting Bob Blick <bobblick@ftml.net>:

> Optical with triangulation works to some extent. This assumes you get
> decent reflection. But so do any methods other than using a probe stick
> :)
>
> Cheerful regards,
>
> Bob


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