3D scanning is a great way to capture objects with complex shapes that cannot be modeled by calipers and squinted eyeballs alone. Wearables and handhelds are one example, and here I demonstrate ...

It wasn't until recently that I acquired a MetroX 3D scanner to explore a new method for generating files for existing parts, then 3D printing them. Just like any other skill, mastering 3D ...

Infrared 3D scanners have been used in video games for quite some time. Whereas in video games the scanners are, for example, only able to identify if a player throws his arms up in the air while ...

Yesterday, MakerBot announced the availability of its new Digitizer 3D Desktop Scanner. The concept is definitely a cool one: Take an object that’s up to 8 inches tall and 8 inches wide (and up ...

This section contains press releases and other materials from third parties (including paid content). The Globe and Mail has ...

Though the 3D scanner is designed specifically for the iPad, an optional USB hacker cable will let developers tap in to the Structure Sensor's brain through Android, Windows, Linux, or OS X.

Now, the use of a portable 3D scanner, developed by the Fraunhofer IOF, in Jena, Germany, such marks can now be secured non-destructively, and within seconds. The new "3DF scanner" will be presented ...

To further improve the sensor technology of field robots, Nüchter's team has developed a novel 3D laser scanner system for the Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy (ATB ...

In 2012, for example, the Davenport (Iowa) Police Department made the leap to 3D scanning, according to a report from the Quad-City Times. More recently, the Niagara County (N.Y.) Sheriff’s Office ...

The Snapdragon processor is responsible for receiving the 3D scan of your fingerprint, where it is matched with a secure image of your fingerprint stored in a subsystem that's separate from the ...

Posted in digital cameras hacks, Video Hacks Tagged 3d scanning, pico projector, structured light ← RF Sniffing On-the-go DIY Amplifier Minder Turns Off Your Stereo When You Forget → ...

3D whole-body scanning has recently been used in several large anthropometric surveys of military personnel and the general population, but there is scant reliable anthropometric data on athletes ...