3D scanning with a plain webcam
Coming soon to a science fiction plot near you: with the right software, a plain-jane webcam can be a 3D scanner. It's a project from Qi Pan, a PhD candidate at Cambridge University Engineering Department.
ProFORMA: Probabilistic Feature-based On-line Rapid Model Acquisition (via Futurismic)
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Cory Doctorow
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* Feb 9, 2012, DeKalb, IL: Day of Doctorow, NIU
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