When is a LEGO NXT set, not just a toy? When you turn the parts into a fully-functional 3D laser scanner. Simply put, it uses “a needle mounted on a Technics linear actuator to measure the dimensions of objects for conversion into LDraw parts.” Video after the break. Click here for the first picture in the gallery.

[via PhilohomeFunis2cool]

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