If you need to create an interior 3D model of a building traditionally, this would be a time-consuming project. But now, thanks to a new laser and camera-fitted backpack, you can create 3D models of ...

Currently, if people wish to obtain a 3D model of an indoor environment, they have to send in a laser-scanning robot or cart that painstakingly makes its way through in a stop-and-start fashion.

Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, digital photography, AI, quantum computing, computer science, materials science, supercomputers, drones, browsers, 3D ...