Hey, asking for a friend…

But does anyone know of a clip-on LIDAR emitter we could wear? Those things absolutely burn holes through digital camera sensors!

Seriously? How dangerous are those things? Is it safe ex. to film my roomba?
Your roomba is fine, it’s generally only automotive LIDAR with strong enough lasers, and even then they are only really hazardous to mobile phones and other tiny cameras because they skimp on the filtering elements.