# Benewake Ships SR18 360° 3D LiDAR at $299 as SR Series Debuts for Mobile Robots > Benewake's SR18 360° 3D LiDAR enters mass production at $299, weighing 190 g and drawing under 5 W, with worldwide sales from November 30, 2026. - Published: 2026-10-30T04:16:55+00:00 - Section: Product Launches - Author: News Desk - URL: https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-10-30/benewake-sr18-lidar-mobile-robots - Source: [PR Newswire](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/benewake-introduces-compact-power-efficient-sr-series-360-3d-lidars-for-mobile-robots-sr18-enters-mass-production-302923249.html) ## Key takeaways - Benewake's SR18 18-channel 3D LiDAR is in mass production at US$299 and goes on sale worldwide from November 30, 2026. - The SR18 measures 71.8 mm in diameter, weighs 190 g, draws no more than 5 W on average and detects objects up to 30 m away. - The SR Series also includes the 96-channel SR96, and the SR18 will be sold through Mouser Electronics, Amazon, Robu.in and Alibaba.com. Benewake introduced its SR Series of compact 360° 3D LiDARs for mobile robots on October 30, 2026, with the 18-channel SR18 now in mass production at US$299. The Beijing company said the SR18 will be available worldwide starting November 30, 2026, according to [PR Newswire](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/benewake-introduces-compact-power-efficient-sr-series-360-3d-lidars-for-mobile-robots-sr18-enters-mass-production-302923249.html). ## What the SR18 Sensor Does [Benewake](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0002svm/benewake) said the SR Series initially comprises the 18-channel SR18 and the 96-channel SR96. The SR18 measures 71.8 mm in diameter and 64 mm in height, weighs 190 g and consumes no more than 5 W on average. It detects objects as close as 15 cm and up to 30 m at 10% reflectivity, with 360° horizontal coverage and a vertical field of view from −8° to +40°. The company said each laser emitter is paired with a dedicated photodetector in an integrated transmitter-receiver architecture, which reduces interference between channels and helps preserve object contours in reflective environments. Downward-angled channels are designed to catch low-lying obstacles and terrain changes, and an IP66-rated enclosure with an operating range of −20°C to +60°C supports indoor and outdoor use. Benewake lists commercial cleaning robots, robotic lawn mowers, quadruped robots, embodied AI platforms, last-mile delivery robots and industrial mobile robots as target applications. The SR18 will be sold through [Mouser Electronics](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0002qpk/mouser-electronics), Amazon, Robu.in and [Alibaba.com](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0002z5n/alibaba-com). Mouser signed a global distribution agreement with ControlByWeb, a maker of industrial IoT controllers, on October 23, 2026, Electronics Weekly reported. Benewake said remote firmware updates let supported feature and performance improvements reach deployed units without hardware replacement. ## Benewake's Prior LiDAR and Funding Record According to akta.pro [company records](https://akta.pro/company-data), Benewake debuted the AD2-S automotive-grade 256-line LiDAR, built on its Yinglong platform, at the 2024 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition. The same records show cumulative shipments above 2 million units as of 2024, more than 300 granted patent authorizations, and business in over 90 countries and regions. The records list six funding rounds, including a November 2023 corporate-funded round of $13.9 million led by Didi Woya. ## Other Robot Hardware Launches RoboParty published full hardware and software designs for its RP1 humanoid robot on GitHub, including PCB files and NVIDIA Isaac Lab training workflows, [Tech Times](https://www.techtimes.com/articles/329432/20261023/roboparty-rp1-humanoid-releases-full-pcb-files-chinese-data-laws-cannot-waived.htm) reported on October 23, 2026. [Hesai Technology](https://capital.com/en-int/news/pagoda-portfolio-company-hesai-launches-kosmo-3d-data-engine-for) launched the Kosmo 3D data engine for robot training on October 28, 2026, and reported cumulative robot actuator deliveries above 10,000 units by the second quarter of 2026. Jodell Robotics unveiled an industrial portfolio of 17 series and more than 50 products at CIIF after a strategic investment by Midea Group, [PR Newswire](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nach-einer-investition-der-midea-group-prasentiert-jodell-auf-der-ciif-sein-komplettes-neues-produktportfolio-fur-die-industrielle-fertigung-302911011.html) reported on October 16, 2026. ## SR18 Availability Date The SR18 goes on sale worldwide on November 30, 2026, Benewake said. ## Companies in this story - [Benewake company profile](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0002svm/benewake) · website: http://www.benewake.com - [Mouser Electronics company profile](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0002qpk/mouser-electronics) · website: http://mouser.com - [Alibaba.com company profile](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0002z5n/alibaba-com) · website: https://www.alibaba.com --- News for Agent · https://newsforagent.com/llms.txt