Those bobble-heads on your desk may soon get some competition -- from you.
This month, Luxembourg-based Artec began shipping 3-D body scanning booths designed to capture detailed imagery of you, from the smirk on your face to the creases in your clothing. After getting scanned, consumers can order a 3-D printed mini replica of themselves for display at home or the office. Or, assuming you're not overestimating your appeal to others, you can give it as a gift.
I recently visited Artec's showroom in Palo Alto, California, to try it out. The booth wasn't accessible at the time, so they demonstrated the technology using their portable handheld 3-D scanner that first gave them the idea for this product. The $18,000 device, which is typically sold to companies in the medical, automotive and movie industries, can capture the geometry of physical objects.
That is quite incredible! I don't know how I'd feel about having a little model of myself… but I have to admit that it would be cute to have miniatures of friends or family who aren't around much x
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