laser grids

Intruder detection system

Laser grids are networks of intersecting laser beams used for detection, measurement, or security.

In security systems, breaking a beam triggers an alarm—a staple of heist movies where thieves contort through visible red lines: She carefully stepped through the laser grid.

Industrial laser grids measure alignment or create cutting guides.

The term also appears in science fiction for force fields or weapon systems.

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heist · vault · alarms · motion sensors · trip wire · matrix · high tech · crisscross · red · detection · spy · Mission Impossible · mission · impossible · break in · acrobatics · contortion · bypass

Opposites
barrier type

laser gridsphysical barriers

Structures blocking movement

steel doors · brick walls · barbed wire · iron bars · moats

technological sophistication

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Canines trained for protection

tripwires · deadbolts · padlocks · watchmen · skeleton keys

detection vs. prevention

laser gridscages

Barred enclosures for confinement

prison bars · force fields · spike strips · blockades

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G