This photograph is of Dr Karl Kruszelnicki’s face being laser scanned for the Face Two Face installation as part of the Ultimo Science Festival. The 3D surface information of his face is collected in less than a minute by the FastSCAN laser scanner, which uses a laser line, camera and tracking system to build up the image displayed onscreen in real-time. The 3D model is then imported into a CAM (Computer Aided Machining) package. The Nachi Robot then uses this data to machine in around 20 minute, a model of his face into a block of blue styrofoam, capturing one of the many participants in the Face Two Face display. Throughout the Ultimo Science Festival visitors to the Powerhouse Museum are invited to have their face 3D scanned and watch as the Nachi Robot machines their likeness.
Photography by Sotha Bourn
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Post by Janson Hews, Manager Education Programs
