Tag Archives: 3D scanning

EMPA and Max Planck Decode Squirrel Tail Scales to Inspire Agile Bionic Robots

(IN BRIEF) Empa’s Soft Kinetic group and the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems have, for the first time, dissected the physics behind the thorn-covered tail scales of African scaly-tailed squirrels, revealing how these subcaudal spines deliver enhanced grip and … Read the full press release

Artec 3D Secures €15 Million EIB Venture Debt to Advance AI-Powered Scanning R&D in Luxembourg and Portugal

(IN BRIEF) Artec 3D, a Luxembourg-based developer of portable 3D scanners and software, has secured a €15 million venture debt facility from the European Investment Bank under the InvestEU initiative. The partnership, formalised at the Luxembourg Nexus technology expo, represents … Read the full press release

Fraunhofer IGD develops automated robotic arm to scan cultural objects in 3D, now cooperating with Phase One

The digital twin concept arrives in the museum world (PRESS RELEASE) DARMSTADT, 23-Feb-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — The Fraunhofer IGD in Darmstadt has developed a product to make it easier for museums to digitize their collections and is now cooperating with … Read the full press release

WMG, University of Warwick used 3D scanning and visualisation technology to help Dr Irving Finkel decipher 4000-year-old tablet that sheds new light on Noah’s Ark

Coventry, UK, 22-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Researchers at WMG, University of Warwick, used 3D scanning and visualisation technology to help Dr Irving Finkel, the world’s foremost expert on ancient Babylonian languages, decipher a 4000-year-old tablet that sheds new light on the … Read the full press release