DIY and Entry-Level 3D-Scanner Forum

Since no one's mentioned us anywhere I guess we must be doing a poor job at raising awareness about it

The Robocular 3D Scanner (currently on Kickstarter)


It's also a laser-based 3D scanner but we tried to make it more mainstream by making it very easy to use for normal people. The hardware is better than other such scanners in that we use 5MP cameras, low-divergence 5mw green lasers, 13-bit high-resolution turntable and our lasers and camera are servo/stepper movable. It's still pretty inexpensive but if you have suggestions about it and/or why you don't think it will interest people, please let us know!

Sample sketchfab scan (one-click)
[Sketchfab]https://sketchfab.com/show/54cac5ad9a3b4d24a1b73e38c045780f[/Sketchfab]

Hi!

Thanks for posting!

There are already some automated laser scanners in the market. Could you please describe where the strengths of your scanner are?

Is it Open Hardware?

Best,

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Bernhard
www.virtumake.com

Sure, thanks!

Please feel free to let me know if you have any comments/feedback about this. We are not seeing the kind of traction we expected so we would like some feedback from some knowledgeable users.

Here are the main differences:
1- We use low-divergence green lasers, not red ones. The scan line is very thin and so the accuracy is much better than the usual low-cost alternatives (less than 2,000$ laser scanners). The lasers are 5mW so can capture darker stuff.
2- Our laser is servo mounted so we capture occlusions very well. Our camera/laser can go up and down through a linear drive.
3- Our turntable is 13-bit and with 0.1 degrees of accuracy compared to 0.45 degrees for competitors. That means we get 4 times as many slices.
4- We have an enclosure so you don't get light interfering with the laser (and vice versa).
5- We capture full color and full texture.
6- Our camera is real 5MP.
7- We made an effort to target towards "normal" users (e.g. people who have never used a 3D scanner or 3D printer before), so as to expand the market. The system is really easy to use.

Our price starts at 499$ which is pretty cheap relatively to others.

Here's the competitor comparison which we have on our KS page: