The scanner also has e-commerce applications, Corner said. Once an individual is scanned, we have a virtual version of that individual. You could send in this scan to a clothing retailer and then the retailer could come up with your correct size, since sizes can vary by retailer, and have it on record for future orders. The technology could also be used for custom-sizing. Corner said there is commercial interest in the scanner for use as a cyber-art and computer animation tool.
Operators can take a scan of a person and then make it move.
Produced by Cyberware in Monterey, Calif., Natick s scanner is one of only eight in use around the world.