VL53L0X Time of Flight (TOF) sensor

[Carl]

This is the one I used.  It will tell you the distance to the target, but I just used it to see if the can was there or not.  In the "old days", I used a Sharp IR sensor similarly.

It has a 50mm to 1200mm range, and a 25 degree field of view.  There are others with different ranges and FOVs.

The module had all the interfacing circuitry, and a simple I2C interface and Arduino library.

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FGHSF27Q

Adafruit: https://www.adafruit.com/product/3317

Adafruit learning page: https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-vl53l0x-micro-lidar-distance-sensor-breakout

This is another beam break sensor I have used - more rugged and a 15 degree FOV, so a tighter beam.  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07VKR1GBJ

[Ayman Hindam]

It is better to use a newer version VL53L5CX with 64 zones up to 4 meters  in 60 degree angle. Or VL53L7CX for 90 degree angle. 

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[Alan Timm]

Nice!  I had alot of fun with the VL53L5CX variant, the 8x8 version:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cYEVGW7HYM