French startup Manctl has created a working answer to the question, "Have you ever wanted to produce a full-colour 3D model of your house?" Its solution was to use Microsoft's Kinect for Windows ...

With 3D scanning, you only need to ensure that your 3D scanner is correctly set, and then you can produce your file. When I got a 3D scanner, I only needed to calibrate it, and it was ready.

Filmmakers and programmers create and instant, real-time 3D model using a single DSLR camera and a Kinect.

An MIT-built quadrocopter uses Microsoft Kinect, and some smart odometry algorithms, to fly around a room and spit out a 3D map of the environment ...