@classmethod
def from_lout(cls, path=None, transform_2d=None, **kwargs):
    """Create a Sensor instance from a ``*.lout`` file"""
    kwargs['transform_2d'] = transform_2d
    locs = []
    names = []
    with open(path) as fileobj:
        fileobj.readline()
        for line in fileobj:
            w, x, y, t, f, name = line.split('\t')
            x = float(x)
            y = float(y)
            locs.append((x, y, 0))
            names.append(name)
    return cls(locs, names, **kwargs)
