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The thing you're looking for is the class of the laser. Class 1 is completely harmless, class 2 is harmless unless you intentionally stare at it, class 3 is immediately harmful and class 4 is the kind of laser that cuts bone and metal.

I'm not sure what class this is, but it should be mentioned somewhere.



The BOM[0] specifies that this is a "3mw 780nm Infrared IR Diode Laser" with a link to eBay[1].

I'm finding 780nm 2.5mw and 3mw laser diodes rated at classes 3B and 3R. See [2] and [3]. The 3B class rating is given for a high end Edmund Optics laser which most probably gives out the "full" 3mW. A 3B class laser is "hazardous for eye exposure" [4].

So... hard to say, but not great?

I fondly remember a sticker that was on a lab's (very scary) laser: "Do not look into laser with remaining eye"...

[0] https://github.com/iliasam/OpenSimpleLidar/blob/master/Total... (XLS file)

[1] https://www.ebay.com/itm/322300023463

[2] https://www.thorlabs.com/newgrouppage9.cfm?objectgroup_id=14...

[3] https://www.edmundoptics.com/lasers/laser-sources/780nm-3.0m...

[4] http://www.lasersafetyfacts.com/3B/




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