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Intel RealSense D435i
A depth camera. Two infrared cameras work as a pair, like eyes, to measure how far away each thing is, and a normal colour camera sits beside them. The "i" means it also has a motion sensor. RealSense became a separate company from Intel in 2025, but the camera is still widely sold under the Intel name.
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- robots in the database
- Intel
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- Senses
- brain layer
- US$399
- listed price
Key numbers
- Depth view
- 87° wide, 58° tall
- Best range
- 0.3 m to 3 m
- Closest distance
- about 28 cm at full detail
- Where it works
- indoors and outdoors
- Motion sensor
- built in
Source: RealSense store, Depth Camera D435i (store.realsenseai.com), saved copy
Price guide
Listed price
US$399
The price in RealSense's own online store for a single camera. Other sellers list it from about US$330 to US$550.
Where to buySource: RealSense store, Depth Camera D435i (store.realsenseai.com), saved copy
Strengths and trade-offs
Our analysisStrengths
Gives distance and colour from one small unit.
Works in the dark, because it lights the scene with its own infrared pattern.
A very large body of ready-made software and examples.
Cheap enough to fit more than one.
Trade-offs
Accuracy falls off quickly beyond a few metres.
Sunlight, shiny surfaces and glass confuse it.
It only covers what is in front of it, unlike a scanner that sees all round.
Needs a fast connection and steady computing power to keep up.
Why robot makers choose it
Our readA laser scanner tells a robot where the walls are. A hand reaching for a cup needs to know exactly how far away the cup is, in colour, at arm's length. A depth camera in the head covers that close-up work, and this one is the model most robot software already supports.
This is our reasoning from the public facts. No maker has confirmed it.
Robots using it
This list covers only the robots researched so far. A robot missing here may still use this part.
Numbers and listed prices on this page come from the sources shown. Anything marked as our analysis, our read or our estimate is our own view and has not been confirmed by any company. Last checked 12 Oct 2026. How we verify