Ouster Inc. (NASDAQ: OUST) announced a collaboration with FUJIFILM Corporation to develop what the company describes as the world's first native color lidar sensors. The new Rev8 OS family of digital lidar sensors integrates Fujifilm's color science technology at the silicon level.

The Rev8 sensors combine high-resolution 3D depth information with color data in a single device, using Fujifilm's organic color filters typically reserved for the semiconductor industry. The collaboration began during early prototyping phases, with Fujifilm providing access to its catalog of color filter materials.

"Color accuracy and consistency are foundational for perception systems," said Yoshinori Taguchi, Global Business Director at FUJIFILM Electronic Materials Co., Ltd. "We look forward to Fujifilm's color science contributing to value creation across various fields – including mapping, robotics, and AI applications – through Ouster's digital lidar architecture."

According to the company, the Rev8 sensors capture color and depth data simultaneously using shared timing, optics, and calibration on a single ASIC chip. This design eliminates the need for separate camera and lidar sensor fusion, which traditionally requires calibration between different devices.

The sensors are intended for applications including mapping, AI model training, object recognition, and robotics. Ouster states the technology addresses data quality challenges in Physical AI systems by providing spatially and temporally aligned color and depth information.

The announcement comes as Ouster continues to develop sensing technology for industrial, robotics, automotive, and smart infrastructure applications. The company is headquartered in San Francisco and trades on NASDAQ under the ticker OUST.