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Maker Alessandro Grossi sent us this great DIY build for a 3D scanner built using a laser, a DSLR, and an Arduino controller. Allesandro is a Mechanical Engineer, holding a Ph.D. in product... Read more
This is a Magic Band Scanner. It is inspired by the Magic Band Scanners that can be found at Walt Disney World. It is used at the entrances to all the parks and rides with the FastPass syste... Read more
One of the challenges involved in recycling plastic is determining the specific type of plastic a given item is actually made of. To keep up with demand, large scale recycling centers rely o... Read more
After taking mental note of the number of surveillance cameras pointed at him while standing in line at the local Home Depot, [Mac Pierce] was inspired to create A Scanner Darkly. The art in... Read more
Computed tomography (CT) or computed axial tomography (CAT) is most often associated with imaging the body because it enables clinicians to see the anatomical structure inside the patient wi... Read more
[Scott Rumschlag] wanted a way to precisely map interior spaces for remodeling projects, but did not want to deal with the massive datasets created by optical 3D scanning, and found the prec... Read more
Who wouldn’t want an autonomous drone to deliver cans of fizzy drink fresh from the fridge? [Alex Toussaint] did, and in thinking how such a machine might work he embarked on a path that eve... Read more
10.1″ Semi-rugged Tablet Features With Intel® N3350 / N4200 Processor With Windows® / Android AAEON, a major developer in Industrial Rugged Tablet Solutions, announces the RTC-1010M Semi-Rug... Read more
I’m a big fan of building sumo robots and I’m always on the look for new interesting sensors and materials to use to build a better, faster, smarter robot. I found out about the... Read more
We were meant to make a functional prototype using some different arduino sensors so our choice has been to develop a turret with a cannon that fires a bullet to an object that the scanner h... Read more
Laser technology from Osram transforms smartphones into beamers. Green lasers for projector applications need to have not only outstanding beam characteristics but also a high optical perfor... Read more