Hardware

Leica Geosystems continues to advance its hybrid sensor approach with TerrainMapper-2
As technology for detailed 3D terrain mapping continues to proliferate and evolve, the demands of…

No longer a rumor: iPhone 12 Pro models have lidar
Today Apple unveiled the long-anticipated iPhone 12 lineup. While there have been a plethora of…

Trimble announces the R12i GNSS with groundbreaking IMU-based tilt compensation
Following in the footsteps of its R12 GNSS system launched last year, Trimble has added…

With a $30K pricetag, the ZEB Go aims to put SLAM in everyone’s hands
GeoSLAM has announced the ZEB Go, a new, small, and inexpensive SLAM scanner designed to…

The Leica GS18 I GNSS RTK Rover enables point measurement from images
Leica Geosystems released the Leica GS18 I, the world’s first GNSS RTK rover with integrated visual positioning technology, enabling surveyors to check the quality of data while on site.

New platform, Aniwaa, provides price and spec comparisons of 3D scanners
A new online comparison platform for 3D scanners named Aniwaa has been launched with the…

Could car-mounted ‘6D’ lidar finally make road inspections affordable?
In response to a growing demand for digitized road data from road authorities, road engineers, road inspectors,…

FARO and Boston Dynamics announce Trek integration for automated 3D scanning
The Boston Dynamics robot model known as ‘Spot’ has been making the rounds in the…

Beta app SiteScape uses iPad’s lidar to capture compelling point clouds
Want to scan a room, a scene, a piece of furniture or other object from…

OpenSpace grabs $15.M in additional funding for AI-enhanced site documentation
Last year, OpenSpace made waves with their AI-backed 360 degree photo documentation systems. Used primarily…

Thor3D releases new ‘Mini’ scanner for small objects, priced under $7000 USD
Thor3D is a scanning hardware company that has focused on small to medium sized objects,…

The Focus Swift is FARO’s new speedy indoor mobile mapping solution
Yesterday, FARO announced the launch of its first fully-integrated indoor mobile mapping solution that -…