Some images from the developement of what would become the world’s first 3D terrestrial lidar scanner, the Cyrax 2500, courtesy of Ben Kacyra. The last couple of shots I took during my September 2017 visit to the nonprofit CyArk, which Kacyra co-founded with wife Barbara after he sold Cyra Technologies to Leica Geosystems.
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NdYAG Microchip Lasers MIT Lincoln Laboratory scientist John Zayhowski delivered for the Cyrax series (courtesy Ben Kacyra)NdYAG Microchip Lasers MIT Lincoln Laboratory scientist John Zayhowski delivered for the Cyrax series (courtesy Ben Kacyra) -
The Cyrax Alpha breadboard during calibration (courtesy Ben Kacyra)The Cyrax Alpha breadboard during calibration (courtesy Ben Kacyra)
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Ben Kacyra's Mercedes 230 SL couple as seen by the Cyrax Alpha (courtesy Ben Kacyra)Ben Kacyra's Mercedes 230 SL couple as seen by the Cyrax Alpha (courtesy Ben Kacyra)
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Kacyra's Mercedes with the Cyrax Alpha prototype in the background (courtesy Ben Kacyra)Kacyra's Mercedes with the Cyrax Alpha prototype in the background (courtesy Ben Kacyra)
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The Cyrax Alpha in Jerry Dimsdale's VW Vanagon at the Chevron Refinery (courtesy Ben KacyraThe Cyrax Alpha in Jerry Dimsdale's VW Vanagon at the Chevron Refinery (courtesy Ben Kacyra
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The cooling tower to be scanned at Chevron (courtesy Ben Kacyra)The cooling tower to be scanned at Chevron (courtesy Ben Kacyra)
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A screenshot of the Cyrax Alpha raw scan of the Chevron cooling tower (courtesy Ben Kacyra)A screenshot of the Cyrax Alpha raw scan of the Chevron cooling tower (courtesy Ben Kacyra)
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A Cyrax Alpha 3D software model based on the Cyrax cooling-tower scan (courtesy Ben Kacyra)A Cyrax Alpha 3D software model based on the Cyrax cooling-tower scan (courtesy Ben Kacyra)
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A Cyrax 2400, left, with the second-generation Cyrax 2500 (courtesy Ben Kacyra)A Cyrax 2400, left, with the second-generation Cyrax 2500 (courtesy Ben Kacyra)
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Ben Kacra tries out a virtual reality tour with "guide" Elizabeth Lee, CyArk's vice president.Ben Kacra tries out a virtual reality tour with "guide" Elizabeth Lee, CyArk's vice president.
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Ben Kacyra and Elizabeth Lee at CyArk; in the foreground, images from Kacyra's TED talk and a Cyrax machine on Mount Rushmore.Ben Kacyra and Elizabeth Lee at CyArk; in the foreground, images from Kacyra's TED talk and a Cyrax machine on Mount Rushmore.
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Ben Kacyra and Elizabeth Lee at CyArkBen Kacyra and Elizabeth Lee at CyArk
