Teen inventor wins science competition with a home-made laser scanner

A Mildura teenager has built a piece of equipment that usually costs thousands of dollars for less than $40.

They seem like pretty ordinary objects – a milk crate, webcam and a laptop.

But for Mildura teenager Angshu Madge, they form the basis of a pretty special invention.

Angshu, who is in Year 9 at St Joseph’s College in Mildura, recently took home a bursary for his creation from this year’s Science Talent Search.

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cool, I hope he puts up his plans on Instructables

How did he buy a laptop for less than $40? It’s a crucial part of the equipment.

dv said:

How did he buy a laptop for less than $40? It’s a crucial part of the equipment.

Don’t be silly.

But I would like to know how he moved the laser, if that was part of the equipment. Mount a laser pointer on the end of a screw thread and turn the screw?