Researches from MIT have used a Kinect scanner to immortalize the famous T. rex fossil displayed in Chicago’s Field Museum. Known as Sue, the enormous skeleton’s jaw was found to be too la…
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DiY LiDAR and Scandy 3D scanning as Sony set to unveil 3D face scanning at MWC
With news that Sony is set to unveil its latest 3D scanning smartphone technology at Mobile World Congress Shanghai this week, we take a look at some of the other recent developments in this field. Ca…
The future of 3D scanning by Andrei Vakulenko of Artec 3D
Today, our thought leadership series looking at the future of 3D printing takes a detour with a look at another important part of the additive manufacturing ecosystem, 3D scanning. Andrei Vakulenko is…
KAIST 3D scanning drone intelligence captures a model of the Statue of Liberty in minutes
Professor Cho Sung-ho’s research team at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) has developed an algorithm that creates 3D models of large areas in a short amount of time…
Apple granted patent for 3D mapping system – 3D printing or autonomous vehicle project?
Apple has just been granted almost 70 new patents, including new 3D mapping technology. The latest batch of technical documents gives some insight into what the Cupertino, California based company has…
3D printing the next 5 years by Christopher Gebarski CEO SMARTTECH Ltd.
This is a guest post in our series looking at the future of 3D Printing. To celebrate 5 years of reporting on the 3D printing industry, we’ve invited industry leaders and 3D printing experts to give u…
British car restoration team uses 3D scanning to reverse engineer classic Ferrari
British car restoration team, Redesign Sports Ltd (RSL) have used 3D scanning and CAD modelling to reverse engineer a 1952 classic Ferrari. Based in St Albans, RSL have implemented 3D scanners in orde…
3D Printing Industry Awards 3D Scanning Company of the Year
The 3D Printing Industry Awards are both nominated and voted on by our readers. The winners of each category will be announced on May 20th at our awards event, this year taking place in London, UK. Ti…
GeoCV receives $1.8 million funding for 3D interior scanning technology
New York based startup GeoCV has received $1.8 million in seed investment for their 3D capture technology. Founded in 2014, the company is currently applying the technology within the real estate mark…
ABB 3D scans towards a connected future in partnership with NUB3D
Swedish-Swiss tech corporation ABB has acquired Spanish 3D scanning and metrology equipment producers NUB3D. The acquisition of the 3D scanning enterprise will ensure that ABB are prepared for a ̶…