VLP-16 Puck

VLP-16 Puck is Velodyne's compact 16-channel rotating LiDAR for robotics, mapping and lower-speed autonomous vehicles. The standard Puck scans 360 degrees horizontally and 30 degrees vertically, measuring distance and calibrated reflectivity for a host perception system. Single-return and dual-return modes produce roughly 300,000 and 600,000 points per second respectively, with rotation rates from 5 to 20 Hz.

The standard model has a 100-metre measurement range and weighs about 830 grams without cabling or its interface box. It is separate from the lighter Puck Lite and the narrower-angle Puck Hi-Res. Ethernet carries the point cloud, while an integrated web interface handles configuration and monitoring. Ouster inherited the Velodyne line in the 2023 merger and stopped manufacturing these sensors in 2025; existing installations and research remain part of the product's history.