OPTEX launches indoor LiDAR sensor for high-security environments

As the latest addition to OPTEX’s award-winning REDSCAN LiDAR range, the REDSCAN Lite RLS-1010L has been specifically developed to provide total coverage and protect high-risk security zones and vulnerable, narrow indoor spaces that are difficult to protect with traditional sensors. The RLS-1010L sensor can, for instance, detect intrusions in the tiny gaps between Data Centre server racks within cages or in ventilation shafts.  

Developed for short-range applications, the sensor uses time-of-flight technology to accurately and precisely detect intruders within a range of 10 metres x 10 metres in just 100 milliseconds. The sensors perform reliably in any indoor environment. Their ability to detect intrusion is not affected by changes in temperature or lighting. They can even perform in total darkness.

The sensor can be mounted horizontally to create invisible laser planes and protect skylights and ceilings or vertically to create invisible laser walls to protect server racks, high value assets, access control turnstiles and more.  

Installing and configuring the sensor is more efficient and much easier due to a range of user-friendly features. An optional Laser Alignment Tool helps installers visualise the detection area during set-up. The sensor’s Automatic Area Correction setting helps to prevent overspill outside of the detection zone, while the angle of the LiDAR can be adjusted to match the desired area by simply rotating the side knobs, with no power required.

Evolving needs of customers  

Mac Kokobo, head of global security business at OPTEX, noted that REDSCAN Lite has been specifically developed to meet the evolving needs of customers.

“In today’s modern environments such as Data Centres,” stated Kokobo, “spaces are becoming tighter and tighter, filling up with racks and processors. This latest REDSCAN Lite has been developed to meet the specific need for rapid detection in tight indoor spaces where high security is crucial. It’s another example of our continuous focus, since pioneering the use of LiDAR technology for security back in 2009, on developing solutions to the real-world problems faced by customers.”  

Kokobo continued: “Feedback from customers highlighted a clear need for enhanced protection in small, narrow areas and spaces, so the REDSCAN Lite sensor has been designed to fit into the narrow gaps. It’s engineered to provide highly accurate and fast detection in indoor spaces that other technologies simply cannot reach.”  

OPTEX debuted the new REDSCAN Lite on Stand C41 at the International Security Expo 2025, which ran from 30 September-1 October. Visit: https://go.optex-europe.com/redscan-lite/ for more information or access the OPTEX website at www.optex-europe.com