Cheap open source 3D scanner of about 10,000 yen "CowTech Ciclop"

Although it is a 3D printer that can easily output three-dimensional objects, in order to output, it is necessary to create data by making full use of 3D modeling software and others. It is relatively easy to create a model if it is linear, but if you output something with a lot of organic curves, it is much easier to use the 3D scanner than to use modeling software etc. It can be created comfortably. A project that can purchase such a 3D scanner for just $ 99 (about 11,000 yen), which is cheap, started.

CowTech Ciclop Open Source 3D Scanner
http://www.cowtechengineering.com/

You can tell if the open source 3D scanner "CowTech Ciclop" of only $ 99 is what you see by following movie.

CowTech Ciclop Kickstarter Video - YouTube


Jason Smith, the founder of the project.


This is an open source 3D scanner "CowTech Ciclop". This is similarly an open source scanner "BQ Ciclop"Improved the design software of the model improved to be more affordable. CowTech Ciclop employs a new dedicated Arduino shield and it is inexpensively available for users to output some parts themselves and assemble them for creation.


Scanner resolution is 0.5 mm


The size that can be scanned is 200 mm × 205 mm


CowTech Ciclop is a 3D scanner that is completed by the user assembling the parts output by his / her 3D printer. The color and resolution of the parts to be output is free, and assembly is easy work to complete in less than 30 minutes.


Lasers and motors used for scanners, cameras, acrylic parts, Arduino shields etc. are sold as kits.


CowTech Ciclop takes 51% less time to output parts than BQ Ciclop, and the volume of parts is also reduced by 33%.


Parts can be created with 3D printers capable of outputting sizes of 115 mm × 110 mm × 65 mm or more.


This is the scanning table.


The part that glows red is a laser ...


Put the things you want to scan on the front table. Scanning takes only 2-8 minutes.


During the scan, the machine turns.



The scanned data looks something like this. If you look at the mesh fineness of the 3D model, you can see how sophisticated data can be scanned.


Overall image of scanned model.


The figure of the lion actually scanned with CowTech Ciclop (left) and the figure scanned with CowTech Ciclop output at 0.2 mm resolution (right).


Looking from another angle this way. The red outputted the scanned data, but the figure looks just like it.


Such CowTech Ciclop is now looking for investment with Kickstarter of the cloud funding site. Although the target amount is 10,000 dollars (about 1.112 million yen), about 120 thousand dollars (about 14 million yen) have already gathered from 899 investors at the time of article creation and it is almost certain to commercialize. If you want to get CowTech Ciclop, you can get one CowTech Ciclop of the standard kit (a kit that outputs part of the required parts with a 3D printer) with a contribution of 99 dollars, and you can use RTS (Ready to Scan ) Kit is available for $ 149 (approx. 17,000 yen). Shipping is scheduled for April 2016, which also corresponds to shipping to Japan, but as an extra shipping fee, $ 47 (about 5300 yen) is required.

The deadline for CowTech Ciclop's contribution is 8:27 on Wednesday, March 23, 2016.

CowTech Ciclop - $ 99 Open Source 3D Scanner by Jason Smith - Kickstarter