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]
Want to get accidentally shot by a police officer, just because you decided to answer your iPhone? Great! Then take on this DIY Makerbot project from Junior Tan and report back to us from the ER. [Junior Tan via Technabob]
Maker Bot is awesome because it’s a 3D printer that’s also open source and plays Daft Punk tunes while it’s at work. And it’s meant to be hacked, so this item is limited only by your imagination.
You know Wired editor Chris Anderson’s pet idea of the moment that “atoms are the new bits”? At just $US750, MakerBot’s CupCake CNC rapid prototyping machine—3D printing with extruded melted ABS plastic—made me think about it.
