The perfect companion for your $700 3D printer: A $443 3D
scanner!
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Not exactly the Star Trek replicator, but it's
a start... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   |
The Photon 3D Scanner, designed in Toronto, exports in STL, OBJ, and PLY formats.
by Cyrus Farivar - Apr 10 2013
Weeks after 3D printing startup Makerbot announced that it would be selling a 3D scanner, a Canadian startup called Matterform has upped the ante: a C$450 ($443) “Photon 3D Scanner.”
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For now, the Photon 3D has made waves in the smaller, entrepreneur-focused end of the 3D printing world. Backers include Diego Porqueras, the owner of the Deezmaker 3D printer retail store and the designer of the forthcoming “Bukito” printer set to retail for around $700.
“I’m a backer—it looks really promising,” Porqueras told Ars. “We’re definitely keeping an eye out for that.”
He added that since announcing the $600 “Bukobot” last year, he’s been overwhelmed with orders and has been struggling to keep up. Currently, there are around 100 to 200 in the wild. Still, he’d love to see his Bukobot, or the new Bukito, bundled with the Photon 3D.
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http://arstechnica.com/business/2013/04/new-443-3d-scanner-on-sale-looks-awesome-shoots-lasers/
1 comment:
3D printers are terrible right now. They con't produce anything of real value. Basically, they spray a "glue" into a powdered "plastic" layer on layer until you have a finished piece of plastic. They can't make any moving parts at all, no hinges, joints, springs, etc. Better wait for new tech before you get your hopes up.
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