Hardware
The myth of accuracy in 3D capture (and the value of SLAM-based handheld lidar)
Accuracy specs are the most important thing to look at when you’re buying a new scanner… right?
3Dcam: A small, $280 3D sensor from Terabee
It’s small and it’s inexpensive enough to experiment with–you can put it in places you’d never want to use a more expensive sensor.
Insta360 EVO shoots 360° or 180° 3D, and HoloFrame displays it on your smartphone without a headset
Depending on who you ask, we could be living in a golden age of imaging…
MicroVision to ship small consumer MEMS lidar
The company says it’s intended for smart home applications and it doesn’t need the cloud.
A new lidar from Google sister company Waymo
It’s called Laser Bear Honeycomb, and it could mean big things.
The Calibry will 3D scan medium to large objects at a low cost
It’s hard to get much smaller than this.
Ricoh Theta Z1: a high-res 360° camera for pros
360° capture just got a whole lot more professional.
Microsoft’s HoloLens 2 mixed-reality headset: better specs, comfort, enterprise features
Microsoft’s next generation takes aim at users in AEC, infrastructure, manufacturing, and more.
Trimble’s XR10 puts HoloLens 2 in a hard hat for construction, oil & gas, more
The HoloLens 2 means business.
Imagine a payload that turns your DJI drone into a smart, autonomous mapping device
At this year’s ILMF, Emesent was on hand showing off the latest version of its…
NavVis uses SLAM processing to remove point cloud artifacts
SLAM isn’t just for mapping without GPS.