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The first 30 seconds or so of this video are particularly impressive: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmgRdFQOLPw

I can see this dramatically reducing the amount of time it takes to build 3D environments for games once the tech has had time to mature.

Imagine fitting a fleet of drones with this tech and sending them out exploring...

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> Imagine fitting a fleet of drones with this tech and sending them out exploring...

When I saw this submission, this was the first thing I thought of: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxmJT5xT5rQ

From related 3D scanning videos, it looks like 3D scanning is already a pretty common operation, e.g. in mining and navigation. Putting the technology into consumer-facing mobile devices... wow.

Here's a cool example of a shipping museum that was 3D scanned at high resolution:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDTbFhFZl9I

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