LIDAR-Lite Scanner
This was a project created for the fun of creating a project. Currently using a LIDAR-Lite V1... and if you don't know.. the V2 is nearly here. Mmmmmm http://pulsedlight3d.com/products/lidar-lite-v2-blue-label
The ongoing details are hanging out at:
http://forums.trossenrobotics.com/showthread.php?7508-LIDAR-lite-360-Mirror-Scanner
Arduino Sketch and ROS driver:
https://github.com/r3n33/lidar-lite-ros-scanner-driver