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Lowe's Unveils New Space Measurement Tool Powered by Lidar Scanner

The retailer will first deploy the Measure Your Space feature for flooring

a man measuring his room with a laser — The Measure Your Space tool will be first used to gauge flooring needs. Lowe's Companies

Lowe’s is tapping laser scanning technology to help DIYers better place their carpeting.

The home improvement chain announced a new room measurement tool this week powered by Lidar—a technology that gauges how long light takes to travel to and from a surface to measure a space. The feature will first be integrated into flooring listings to make it easier for customers to estimate their square footage needs through their phones, starting sometime in the first few months of 2022.

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