Leica BLK2GO PULSE Democratizes Reality Capture Without Miss

The Leica BLK2GO PULSE is the first of its kind handheld laser scanner that allows users to mount their smartphone on the scanner, open the dedicated app, and press a single button to capture indoor environments from their point of view. While the user is scanning, they are presented with a real-time data stream and can instantly create and send colorized point clouds from the field.



The product’s PULSE technology is a fusion of Hexagon’s GrandSLAM technology and dual Time-of-Flight (ToF) LiDAR sensors from Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation (Sony) to create the world’s first dual ToF laser scanner.



As a dual ToF first-person laser scanner, the BLK2GO PULSE bridges a gap in reality capture – the ability to capture only what you need, from your point of view, in indoor environments. The product’s intuitive guidance and workflow makes it easy for anyone to master without requiring scanning experience.



In total, the BLK2GO PULSE offers 8 VCSEL arrays, each with 970 lasers, that invisibly illuminate the entire field-of-view of approximately 210° x 85° multiple times per second. These sensors, combined with GrandSLAM’s RGB cameras is how the product is able to deliver a colorized point cloud. The GrandSLAM feature also allows the scanner to localize itself, knowing what it has already scanned, and combining the scans to create an accurate data set.