Make / Sensors & lidar / Benewake
Benewake
北醒光子
single-point ToF lidars (TF-Mini, TF-Luna, TF03) — cheap ranging sensors adopted widely in drone altitude hold and mobile-robot obstacle detection; small-quantity via US distributors. Focus is civilian/robotics rangefinder, not defense-radar or marine sonar.
CN Beijing, China · en.benewake.com
What they make
| Processes | Sensors & lidar (read from their description) |
|---|---|
| Capabilities | 0.1–180 m range depending on model, UART/I2C output, plug-and-play, low power / **moq:** 1 pc via US resellers; volume via Beijing HQ / **lead-time:** stocked 1 week / **pricing-signal:** TF-Mini S ~$40, TF03 ~$220 |
| Parts and products | unknown |
| Materials | unknown |
| Tolerance | unknown |
| Largest part | unknown |
Order size and timing
| Minimum order | unknown |
|---|---|
| Prototypes | unknown |
| Small-run evidence | unknown |
| Startup friendly | unknown |
| Quote turnaround | unknown |
| Prototype lead time | unknown |
| Production lead time | unknown |
| Instant online quote | unknown |
Quality and company
| Certificates | CE, RoHS |
|---|---|
| Business type | unknown |
| People | 200 employees |
| Floor area | unknown |
| Founded | unknown |
| English | yes / **startup-friendly:** yes |
| Public customers | unknown |
| Address | unknown |
| Marketplace stores | unknown |
Contact
| not public; request through Maglev | |
| Phone | not public |
What others say
ArduPilot and PX4 documentation reference TF-series lidars as tested rangefinders
Sources
Confidence UNVERIFIED · from public sources, not yet visited or ordered from · checked 2026-09-04