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The Re/Cap Podcast

Reality Capture Network

If knowledge is power, and laughter is the best medicine, The Re/Cap Podcast is the 21st century’s penicillin. Except it’s free. No matter your field, The Re/Cap Podcast with RCN’s Ellis Malmgren serves up tech news in the industry’s most distinctive manner. Drawn from RCN’s signature Re/Cap newsletter, it’s where reality capture stands, who’s advancing it, and the history behind it. Oh, it’s also home to RCN’s famed AEC Error of the Week. It’s fun, informed, curious, a wee bit bold, and it would

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00:08:24

Gaussian Splatting, Why It’s Called That, and World...

The Re/Cap Podcast ·

2025/12/05

DescriptionEllis Malmgren explains how one of the most innovative 3D rendering techniques ties back to one of history’s most accomplished mathematicians - Carl Friedrich Gauss. Plus, a breakdown of today’s “world models” (Marble, JEPA, Google Genie 3) and the competition around them. 00:00 Introduction and Overview00:43 The Legacy of Carl Friedrich Gauss03:06 Gaussian Splatting in 3D Rendering04:21 Introduction to World Models05:12 The Battle of World Models08:03 Conclusion: The Future of World

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01:45:02

Dr. Caldwell Buntin: Drone Dinosaur Discovery,...

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2025/11/17

Rogers “Caldwell” Buntin is a researcher, lecturer, and drone pilot who received his Ph.D. in Ocean & Earth Sciences from Old Dominion University. He specializes in interpreting subtle fossilized traces that reveal how dinosaurs interacted with their environments.He joins Ellis Malmgren to explain his recent discovery at Dinosaur Ridge in Colorado; an apparent 100-million-year-old “dinosaur dance floor,” a site covered in intricate scrape marks and depressions made by theropods performing

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01:16:28

Matthew Byrd & Phillip Ellering: 5 Years of R-CON,...

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2025/11/07

Matthew Byrd is Founder & CEO of Reality Capture Network, where Phillip Ellering serves as VP of Creative. They talk with Ellis Malmgren about the 5 year journey of RCN’s flagship conference, R-CON, which just hosted its fifth rendition and will be expanding next year into Boise, Idaho’s largest venue.The RCN Collective is a new membership-based community platform that channels R-CON's signature spirit of collaboration, learning, and innovation. Its features include technical discussion

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01:30:48

Dawn Zoldi, P3 Tech Consulting CEO: Autonomy, Drones,...

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2025/10/23

Dawn M.K. Zoldi (Colonel, USAF, Retired) is a licensed attorney with 28 years of combined active duty military and federal civil service to the U.S. Air Force. She is the CEO & Founder of P3 Tech Consulting, Publisher of Autonomy Global and an internationally recognized expert on uncrewed aircraft system law and policy, featured on Fox News, CNN, Forbes and Newsweek and on the PBS television network (show host Emmy-nominated series). Her Dawn of Autonomy podcast was recognized as one of the “Top

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01:31:39

Tessa Lau, Dusty Robotics CEO: Construction,...

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2025/09/19

Dr. Tessa Lau is an experienced entrepreneur with expertise in AI, machine learning, and robotics. She is currently Founder/CEO at Dusty Robotics, whose mission is to create robot-powered tools for the modern construction workforce. Prior to Dusty, she was CTO/co-founder at Savioke, where she orchestrated the deployment of 75+ delivery robots into hotels and high-rises. Previously, Dr. Lau was a Research Scientist at Willow Garage, where she developed simple interfaces for personal robots. She also

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01:36:17

Matt Cook: Harvard Digital Scholarship, Reality...

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2025/08/29

Matt Cook supports Harvard’s students, faculty, and researchers with emerging computational methods, engaging learning spaces, and a campus-wide network of technological expertise. His research interests include 3D technologies (e.g. photogrammetry & VR) and embodied cognition. After studying philosophy at the undergraduate and graduate level (at the Universities of Florida and Oklahoma, respectively), he began working full time in libraries and developing new tools and systems to augment

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01:44:15

Catherine Cooper, PhD: Historic Preservation,...

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2025/08/07

The National Center for Preservation Technology and Training (NCPTT) is a force of heroism, safeguarding America’s cultural heritage by bridging the gap between preservation and innovation. As a research and education hub within the National Park Service, the NCPTT supports the development and application of advanced technologies to preserve historic buildings, landscapes, archaeological sites, and cultural collections. From laser scanning, photogrammetry, and 3D modeling to environmental monitoring

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00:17:49

National Park LiDAR, Largest 3D-Printed Building,...

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2025/07/18

Well well, it’s The Re/Cap Podcast with Ellis Malmgren! What’s cappenin’ this week:The seminal scan of a national parkA Utah national park scans for safety & serenityThe Paris Air Show made France a simulation nationThe world’s largest 3D-printed building…smack dab in a Middle Eastern desertHawaii research initiative leverages photogrammetry and 3D scanning for an engrossing study on extinction and invasive speciesAn AEC Error of the Week of a stadium that went bust from rustQuick caps:[Article]

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00:17:51

Bold Agri-Drone Imaging + Golf’s Par 3D + Visionary...

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2025/07/10

Yep. The Re/Cap Podcast with Ellis Malmgren! What’s cappenin’ this week.:The serendipitous 1980s birth of the Agri-DroneSesame farmers enjoy newfound knowledge courtesy of daring drone imagingNemetschek-out this collaboration with a university to remedy housing shortages in IowaMIT tech gives robots special visionLiDAR, 3D modeling, and digital twins eagle on golf course designAn infamous AEC Error of the Week in St. Louis that was a convergence of racism, neglect, and corner-cuttingTimestamps0:00

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01:17:41

Coral Reef Photogrammetry, Conservation, Samsung,...

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2025/06/13

Coral reefs, the rainforests of the sea. Teeming with life, these underwater cities support 25% of marine species despite covering less than 1% of the ocean floor. They shield coastlines from storms and erosion, and sustain millions of people via food, tourism, and fishing. But coral reefs are also vital indicators of ocean health, and their rapid decline is a warning siren for the planet.Dr. Orion McCarthy is sounding it. But he also may help silence it, through brilliant use of photogrammetry

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01:33:28

Cutter Shea: NASA Engineering, Digital Twins,...

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2025/05/30

If you thought an autographed sports card or concert poster was cool, how about a NASA satellite?!Cutter Shea is one of very few who have penned their name on such a surface. Re/Capped in issue #40, his engineering prowess and broad technical knowledge led to his signature being riveted to the side of NASA’s OSIRIS-REx satellite, which leaned heavily on digital twins. This was the first U.S. mission to collect an asteroid sample with hopes of knowledge regarding our solar system, and the origins of

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01:07:00

Michael Rubloff: NeRFs, Gaussian Splatting, AGI,...

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2025/05/19

For 3D knowledge, Michael Rubloff is like if the Library of Alexandria was bipedal and could run a website. And yet, his wisdom is somehow matched by his passion. His stories have been Re/Capped numerous times, as he is the Founder and Managing Editor of RadianceFields.com, created in late 2022 to document emerging radiance field technologies. These methods, such as NeRFs and Gaussian Splatting, enable hyper-realistic 3D to be created from standard 2D images. His mission is to accelerate a

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00:17:42

Titanic Digital Twin + Wild Gaussian Splatting +...

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2025/04/17

Oh hey, it’s the Re/Cap Podcast with Ellis Malmgren! This week’s cappenings:Capturing a 4th-century BCE Greek shipwreck…20 years agoA Titanic digital twin we’ll never let go of, Jack300,000-image Gaussian splattingA tacklebox of tech for offshore wind farms and the life around themFour contech firms proving AI ain’t no buzzwordAn AEC error of the Week in which the world’s tallest library threw a brick fit Quick caps:[Article] The Competitive Edge of Innovation in Architecture

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00:17:14

Harvard 3D History + NASA Drone Safety + Construction...

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2025/04/10

DescriptionIt's The Re/Cap Podcast with Ellis Malmgren! This week’s ‘cappenings:The 2011 mega-capture of a famed 1,000-year-old French monasteryA Harvard 3D Exhibit is a PhD in photogrammetry and historic preservationNASA seeks to safeguard our dronesConstruction bots get the Top 5 treatmentDigital twins and sustainable design approach peas-and-carrots statusAn AEC Error of the Week at Denver International in which the only turbulence was with folks’ luggageQuick caps:Chinese LiDAR can

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00:17:03

Seafloor Drones + LiDAR & AI for Pedestrians + Dental...

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2025/04/03

Welcome to The Re/Cap Podcast with Ellis Malmgren! This week’s ‘cappenings:The queen of seafloor mapping circa the 1950sUncrewed autonomous ocean drones do workIs ConTech adoption as easy as 3 steps?AI & LiDAR are like a seatbelt for pedestrians and cyclistsSay awe for dentalgrammetryAn AEC Error of the Week so catastrophic, load bearing analysis was never the sameQuick caps:[Video] We Mapped 1000 Acres of Forest on a US Air Force Base With Drone LIDAR

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00:16:58

First All-AI Architecture + Gaussian Splatting Car...

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2025/03/27

Welcome to The Re/Cap Podcast with Ellis Malmgren! This week’s ‘cappenings:A major auto manufacturer’s decade-old, whole-factory digital twinVolvo calls on Gaussian splatting for safetyThe world’s first 100%-AI architectural projectA consumer goods titan rethinks product shoots with digital twins and NVIDIA OmniverseLaser & structured light scanning thrill manufacturersAn AEC Error of the Week in the 1960s at the height of high-rise crazeQuick caps:[Article] NVIDIA Open Sources 3D Gaussian Ray

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00:16:10

GIS vs. Pandemics + Drones & Mining + Digital Twins &...

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2025/03/20

Welcome to The Re/Cap Podcast with Ellis Malmgren!What’s Cappenin’ This Week:- An 1854 mapping story that changed public health forever- GIS steadies pandemic mayhem- The world needs minerals, so mines need SLAM drones- The Middle East wants to build insane stuff, and robots might allow it- Digital twins expedite stroke recovery- An AEC Error of the week of a football stadium’s personal foul, roughing itself, automatic falldown Quick caps:- Apple says Enter virtual Sandman, gets immersive with

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00:14:36

iPhoned 3D Whales + African Drone Growth + AI/VR...

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2025/03/13

Welcome to The Re/Cap Podcast, the expansion of RCN’s Re/Cap Newsletter - where reality capture stands, who’s advancing it, and the history behind it. This podcast, as it matures, will be far from a solo act. There will be a revolving door of guests, some of them RCN folk, some of them relevant to stories we’ll cover, and others who just own platinum brains you’re sure to glean something from. Enjoy, and we are honored to have you.What’s Cappenin’ This Week:A mind-warping fossil site discovery 15

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