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How to clone yourself as a 3D-printed figure

How to clone yourself as a 3D-printed figure

Written by David

February 1, 2020

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The “selfie” has enjoyed phenomenal popularity as way to record a moment in time, but this coming decade is bringing some big – or rather tiny – competition: 3D -printed clones.

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Dusseldorf-based Doob-3D is a full-service 3D tech company that specializes in creating a photo-realistic 3D printed replica of yourself, affectionately called a “doob.”

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Doob-3D CEO Michael Anderson says the 3D printing process is easy. You step into the 3D scanner, or “the dooblicator,” an octagon-shaped booth with 54 digital cameras that are precisely placed from head to toe and capture a 360-degree image in a flash.

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“Once you take a scan we use a process called photogrammetry, which is taking still images all of the exact same moment. Then converting that into a high res file. So after we take the scan, we actually have our own software that converts those images very cost-effectively and quickly into that […]

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