[Christopher] from the Bamberg Germany hackerspace, [Backspace], wrote in to tell us about one of the group’s most recent projects. It’s a Kinect-based 3D scanner (translated) that has been made ...

[Rik]’s Hexastorm laser scanner project originally used a discrete polygon mirror controller+motor module from Sharp to spin a prism. But the scanner head was a bit difficult to assemble and had a lot ...

DATA PROCESSING Captured data can be stored in the cloud, which can then be accessed through a smartphone app or tablet With leveraging digital technology said to be key to participation in the next ...

I see you recommend using a professional scanner to see what's wrong with a car. Can you explain the difference between these and the one I've bought at the auto parts store? Practically the entire ...

These devices integrate the mirror, mount, and motor for inertial balance. Mirror selection is based on operating wavelength, power, and beam diameter/spot size. The mirror-mount configuration is ...