I wanted to experiment with a LIDAR unit so I thought I'd make a robot that can look for objects and shoot them with NERF Blasters. I'm using an RPLidar A1 and just processing the data on an Arduino ...

For most of us, turrets that aim and shoot at things are the sole domain of video games. However, they’re remarkably easy to build with modern technology, as [meub] demonstrates. Meet the SwarmTurret.