Tag: Capture
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FARO Blink – A New 3D Reality Capture Solution
FARO® Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: FARO) has announced the launch of a unique 3D reality capture solution, FARO Blink, marking an important milestone in its mission to streamline and democratize the process of 3D reality capture. A software-driven solution, Blink combines stunning visualization with automated workflows via the FARO Sphere® XG Digital Reality Platform, all while ensuring intuitive operation…
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Affordable Robots Could Reshape Reality Capture in Construction
Drones are now in the mainstream of reality capture on construction sites. In interior construction, hard hat cameras and human-operated laser scanners are still the best way to collect accurate data. Quadrupled robots could be an alternative, but in many cases, they are considered too expensive. That may change soon, as both robots with upgraded…
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3D Reality Capture for Built Asset Lifecycle Management
Reality capture means the process to catch, compute, create, and save a digital 3D model to represent an object from the real world. This article introduces the technologies of photography, videos, laser scanning, and drones and explains how they can help with construction projects. “Industry 4.0 for the Built Environment” is a key topic in…
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Discussing Construction, Robotics, and Contemporary Data Capture with Aviad Almagor
In the run-up to WDBE 2021 event, we sat down with Aviad Almagor, the Division Vice President of Emerging Technologies at Trimble Inc. Our conversation covered the renewed need for technological integration, the power of autonomous robotics, and what the pandemic demonstrated about the future of the current built environment. Hi Aviad, can you tell us a…
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Leica Geosystems’ 3D Reality Capture Solution for Boston Dynamics Spot Robot
Leica Geosystems, part of Hexagon, a leader in 3D scanning technology today announced a reality capture solution for a variety of industries. By combining Boston Dynamics agile mobile robot Spot with the industry-proven Leica RTC360 3D laser scanner, scanning time spent by human operators is significantly reduced by programming the devices to repeat automated scanning paths through…
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Cemex and Carbon Clean to Develop Low-Cost Carbon Capture Technology
CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. (“CEMEX”) (NYSE: CX) announced today that, through CEMEX Ventures, its Corporate Venture Capital unit, it has signed an agreement with Carbon Clean, a leader in low-cost modular carbon dioxide capture and separation technology, aimed at developing a carbon capture solution for the cement industry that lies below the line of $30US/ton…
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Reality Capture Project Final Report Released
Aalto University has released the final report of its Reality Capture (RECAP) project. The purpose of the research project was to investigate opportunities for automatic monitoring of progress, automatic quality checking of construction, and visualization of progress utilizing Augmented Reality technologies. The project started from the observation that laser scanning and photogrammetry related technology has…