Tiny Revolution In The Making: MakerBot Cyclops Cheap 3D Scanner

You’re familiar with 3D printing right? And the open-source MakerBot 3D printer? MakerBot’s latest is the Cyclops 3D Scanner, which turns real objects into digital schematics using structured light 3D scanning. The kit’s $US40, but it’s BYO webcam. [MakerBot]

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    Greg

    Wednesday, September 15, 2010 at 9:49 PM

    Also BYO projector and software. Correct me if I’m wrong, but it seems like a $40 empty box, not $40 for a 3d scanner.

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