On the start of Ocean's 13 movie, Brad Pitt's character was using a flexible 3D scanner on a safe. What is it?

Question

I am trying to find out what that scanning device was. It is suposed to be a 3D scanner, something like a portable CT scanner. I have seen it only sparcely in the past, as an experimental 3D scanning device prone to be used by physicians in the future. It was developed by a Japanese scientist a couple of years back, but besides of being on the news only once, it has been kept a secret, until now, as it sems. The whole concept is like the imaginary scanning device that the stranded austronauts on mars used in the movie "Red Planet", staring Val Kilmer.

Answer 1

Dont believe everything you see in the movies. Currently, screens like the one you saw are in development, but not yet fully realized. There is a concept called "suspension of disbelief," which you have captured in your viewing experience of this film....you just have to remember that it only applies to the movie though.