Objects to be scanned are placed on top of a small platform against two surfaces that create a reference for the software doing the scanning. A lego NXT device created by Philo then sweeps the red laser over the object and a webcam feeds all that info into the David laser scanner software to produce 3D LDraw files for creating lego parts out of the models. The models produced are surprisingly accurate and great for modeling some of the rounder objects you'd like to add to your lego collection.
Now Hurbain just needs to hook up with the makers of and the self-replicating lego revolution can really begin.
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