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New 3D Imaging System Developed At MIT
The new device could help provide manufacturers with a way to inspect products too large to fit under a microscope and could also have uses in medicine, forensics and biometrics.
The GelSight acquires surface textures and shapes by pressing a block of clear rubber onto them, revealing high-resolution 3D details.
Once an object is pressed against the rubber, its reflective skin on one side distorts to determine the shape of the object.
A camera images the distortion multiple times through the other side of the rubber to help produce 3D images.
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