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MakerScanner, a printable 3D scanning rig
August 31st, 2010 | 
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The MakerScanner is a completely open source 3D-scanner and the perfect complement to a MakerBot or other 3D printer. Every one of the scanner's plastic parts can be printed on a MakerBot or other 3D printer!Read the Full Story » | More on MAKE » | Comments » | Read more articles in Imaging | Digg this!
Artificial bee eye gives diminutive robotic air drones wider range of vision
We'd bother telling you up front that it also gives them a new sense of purpose, but you're already versed in how the impending Robot Apocalypse is going to go down. Wolfgang Stürzl and his best buds over at Bielefeld University in Germany have just published a report detailing how an artificial bee eye could improve the vision of miniature robots -- ones that fly, in particular. By using a catadioptric imaging system, which captures an image using both mirrors and lenses, they were able to utilize a single camera to capture a full 280-degrees of vision, and a lowly internal computer is able to stitch the two panes together in order to create a usable image that humans can interpret. The idea here is to provide more sight with less space, bringing us one step closer to actually having our very own 'fly-on-the-wall' moment. Comforting, no?Artificial bee eye gives diminutive robotic air drones wider range of vision originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 09 Aug 2010 10:42:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Tags: animal, artificial, bee, Bielefeld University, BielefeldUniversity, catadioptric, eye, eyes, fisheye lens, FisheyeLens, germany, insect, occular, robot apocalypse, robot vision, RobotApocalypse, RobotVision, sight, university, vision | 
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3D capture at 60fps using a webcam
Kyle McDonald shared his latest efforts in video capture with me, and the results are pretty impressive. Using a projector and a cheapish PS3 Eye Webcam, he is able to do real-time 3D capture at 60 frames per second. We've covered his project before, but this is the first time I've seen the live video of it working. The code is currently under development, so if you want to get involved, check out the source code and start hacking!
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