University of California, San Diego students preparing for a future archaeological dig to Jordan will likely pack a Microsoft Kinect, but it won't be used for post-dig, all-night gaming marathons ...

Although Microsoft's Kinect is suitable for 3D scanning, it is cumbersome with its motorised base and additional cable. The PrimeSense Carmine and ASUS Xtion sensors are lighter and better suited ...

Anyway. Skanect as its name suggests, lets you use a Kinect bar and Kinect for Windows to scan a room and map a complete 3D image.

Make dramatic 3D imagesThat's how the DAVID Laser Scanner came into existence. It's the result of work carried out by some academics who decided that there must be a way to grab depth and contour ...

Demonstrating this is [Parker Reed]’s experiment in 3D scanning his kitchen with a Kinect and Steam Deck combo, and viewing the resulting mesh on the Steam Deck.