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Imaging Systems Lab, Rochester Institute of Technology, Summer 2015
Yiquin Cui and Kevin Farnand

One of the most notable projects I have had the pleasure to see developed was a 3D camera created by Raspberry Pi’s. The project’s goal was to open up new possibilities of the Raspberry Pi and make the first “DIY” or “do it yourself” 3D camera. The group was composed of three Rochester Institute of Technology students and two high school interns. They had six weeks to make a 3D camera out of two Raspberry Pi’s, Lenses, Wires, and write their own code. Utilizing a combination of JavaScript and Python, they were able to create the software that controlled the commercial hardware.

Inspired by the numerous “DIY” projects that have been created utilizing the Raspberry Pi, they were determined to find a low-cost and simple solution to create a camera that, when viewed with 3D glasses, would produce an image that contains depth. I really admire how determined their team was, and how they overcame all the challenges and roadblocks that crossed their path. It still amazes me how accessible technology is with coding knowledge and how there are still ideas out there that have not yet been created.

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