3D Scanning
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The Zeus from AIO Robotics seeks to merge 3D scanning and printing with the push-button simplicity of today's consumer all-in-one printer/scanner/fax machines. In the process, the company also created the closest thing we've seen so far to the Star Trek replicator.
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In the world of fashion, 3D scanning and printing offer the potential for creating made-to-measure clothing. Customers of New Zealand-based footwear firm Three Over Seven will be able to scan their feet with a smartphone app and have a custom pair of shoes produced and delivered.
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A New York-based company wants to print the insoles in your shoes to reduce foot pain and improve posture. Sols Systems has raised US$1.75 million of seed financing from Lux Capita to bring its custom orthotics to market.
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The Roswell Police Department has purchased a Faro Focus3D Scanner which allows them to create 3D maps of crime scenes that they can then navigate and study using a computer or mobile device.
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We test Occipital's portable 3D sensor and scanner, to see what one can do with just an iPad and the affordable gadget that's currently breaking funding records on Kickstarter. We create 3D room models, digitally acquire museum artifacts, and discuss the future of the Structure Sensor.
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Researchers at the CSIRO have developed Zebedee, a spring-mounted 3D laser scanner and mapper capable of scanning complicated interiors in double-quick time. The researchers were able to scan the "cramped and complex" interior of the Leaning Tower of Pisa in under 20 minutes.
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Structure Sensor is a clip on accessory for iPad that's designed to let you 3D scan objects, play augmented reality games and build a digital manipulable model of a room, complete with measurements.
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A new Kickstarter project is set to launch the world's first all-in-one 3d copy machine that can scan, copy, print and even fax 3d objects.Instead of buying a hammer the next time you need one, you could simply scan your neighbors or have a friend fax across their hammer scan and print your own.
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Scanning and 3D printing an object could become much simpler if 3D printing company Volumental is successful in crowdfunding the development of a web app which would allow users to scan and print 3D objects using nothing more than a Kinect sensor and a web browser.