3DMakerPro has named their latest 3D scanner the Moose, following their tradition of naming their scanners after animals. The Moose is a portable and lightweight scanning solution that's perfect for ...

News: American 3D printing company MakerBot has unveiled a prototype of a desktop scanner that will allow users to digitally scan objects they want to replicate with a 3D printer at home. Launching ...

The Matter and Form 3D Scanner ($650) is a laser-based 3D object scanner geared toward consumers and hobbyists. It can scan small objects and save them as 3D files you can import into a virtual ...

It seems almost every day 3D scanning is becoming more and more accessible to the general DIYer. The hardware required is minimal and there are several scanning softwares and workflows to choose from.

Whether you need to scan family photos, piles of documents, or expense receipts, we've tested the top scanners to help you find the one built for the task.

It seems like every week 3D scanning technology is getting easier and easier to get in your home, but this week one MacGyver-esque individual managed to build a 3D scanner out of a few custom parts ...

Pour yourself a nice hot cup of tea, because [iliasam]’s latest work on a laser rangefinder (in Russian, translated here) is a long and interesting read. The shorter version is that he got his hands ...

U.S. researchers have developed a camera chip that could give smartphones the ability to take 3D scans of everyday objects, a sought-after feature in the 3D-printing world. Engineers at the California ...