Startup Matterport's low-cost 3D scanner raises nearly $4M. Feb.2, 2013 Y Combinator startup Matterport that has invented a new compact scanner has raised $3,908,189 USD, almost 4 million dollars from 39 investors, according to Matterport's SEC filing.
The investors include Felicis Ventures, Red Swan, Greylock Partners, Qualcomm Ventures and Navitas Capital. This Silicon Valley startup unveiled their new technology at Y-Combinator's Bi-Annual Demo Day last year, a new compact scanner that allows users to basically point a gun and do instantaneous scan-to-model of their surrounding environment, for example your house, without point clouds in the middle. CEO Matt Bell started Matterport with friend and programmer Dave Gausebeck. Dave Gausebeck worked previously at PayPal and was one of the creator of CAPTCHA. According to Michael Beebe, their scanner is 20 times faster and 18 times cheaper than any other scanner in the market, and this low-cost 3D scanner allows anyone to quickly and easily produce a realistic 3D model. Moedls app turns your smartphone into a 3D Scanner. Feb.25, 2013 Professional 3D scanners are really expensive.
How to scan the object for 3D printing in a cheaper way? Moedls, Mobile 3d Laser Scanner, is an app which runs on a smartphone and can do high level 3D scanning. The iOS or Android app uses a consumer-quality laser, rotating platform and a custom enclosure to capture objects in digital form. Inventor John Fehr said the project was designed for capturing his daughter's art sculptures. In the video below you can see the sculpture being scanned with Moedls using an iPhone 3GS. This project was one of ten semi-finalists to Engadget's "Insert Coin" competition, which showcases inventors' do-it-yourself projects and eventually helps them get funding to bring their products to the market.
This Moedls app is still awaiting for approval for listing in the Apple store, after that it will be launched on kickstarter. 本站所有文章版权归3ders.org所有，未经许可不得翻译或转载。 Matterport. Affordable Moedls Mobile 3D scanner goes live on Kickstarter. Mar.18, 2013 How to scan the object for 3D printing in a cheaper way?
Moedls, short for Mobile 3D Laser Scanner, is an app which runs on a smartphone and can do high level 3D scanning. Together with a rotating platform and line laser, you will be able to scan an object and convert it into a point cloud and/or 3D model. Inventor John Fehr said the project was started for capturing his daughter's art sculptures. But now he hopes to make mobile 3D scanning available for everyone. Moedls is currently live on Kickstarter for crowdfunding the production of Moedls laser scanners.
And each laser comes in a custom enclosure with a 2.1mm power plug as well as an external 2-AA battery power supply with on/off switch. There are different reward levels on Kickstarter. Affordable Photon 3D Scanner: scan items with one click. Mar.28, 2013 Take an object and place it on the scan bed, and press go!
A 3D model appears on your screen. Designed and created by Toronto based Adam Brandejs and Drew Cox, the Photon 3D Scanner is the system that allows anyone to take a physical object, and turn it into a digital 3D model on your computer. The Photon scanner uses a high definition camera and dual laser lines to capture 3D scans in as little as 3 minutes. The Photon can scan objects up to 190mm x 190mm x 250mm, and yet folds up into a compact size.
The Photon 3D scanner is a good looking portable device. The pair, both are programmer, hacker and maker, began the project from scratch last year and now they are launching it on Indiegogo. The Photon 3D scanner starts at just C$349 (US$343/EUR268/GBP226) for early backers, which will include the Photon Scanner, Power Cable, USB Cable, and Software. If this concept interests you, check out the Indiegogo campaign here and the video below. Trimensional to team up with MakerBot on 3D scanning and exporting. May 24, 2012 MakerBot Industries and Trimensional have recently teamed up and released Trimensional: MakerBot Edition.
What is Trimensional? Trimensional is a 3D scanner for your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad created by Georgia Tech researcher Grant Schindler and released On Jaunary 5, 2011. How does it work? First of all, photos must be taken in an extremely dark room, then you turning up your iPhone screen's brightness so it illuminates your face or an object.