Crowdfund this: Rubicon's £200 3D scanner.

Getting real-life objects converted into 3D models is an expensive affair often costing in excess of £1000, something the £200 Rubicon 3D aims to fix.

compared to most other 3D scanners on the market, including the MakerBot Digitizer, the Rubicon 3D is one-quarter of the cost, while operating faster and with a similar accuracy. It is also compact and simple to use, making 3D object scanning quick and easy.

• costs only £200
• easy to use
• only scans small products
• uses a webcam available to everyone

I believe this technology is great as 3d printing is coming to our homes very soon, it is the future of technology and this is the start of something big as the £200 price tag is not hefty at all.

people will be able to use these scans for cad 3d designs and animation too.

also the fact that ordinary people re able to fund this project through kick-starter is a new technology platform in itself, where people pledge however much they can afford to make projects happen, and if they pledge enough the could receive rewards including the product itself for a fraction of the rrp.