Waggling Phallic Scanner 3-D-Maps The Tower Of Pisa In 20 Minutes

The spring-mounted laser scanner does its work while sproinging around comically. The Zebedee, created by Australia's national space agency, is a 3-D scanner, but it's not quite like any 3-D scanner we've ever seen before. But that might work in its favor: one person holding the Zebedee was able to accurately 3-D map the entire Leaning Tower of Pisa in only 20 minutes! The Zebedee is a laser scanner, not an infrared scanner like the Kinect or most of the other 3-D scanners we come across. The la...