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met·a·round: From Smartphone Photos to Measurable 3D Rooms

metaround.tech ↗ · Developer Corner · score 87.0
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A Korean-language AI spatial-reconstruction demo that turns overlapping smartphone photos into scaled 3D rooms for furniture placement, apartment viewing, and shared decisions.

Why it surfaced

met·a·round presents a concrete computer-vision pipeline rather than a vague AI promise: capture a room, reconstruct its walls and floor, then place full-size furniture or explore a rental remotely. The showcase also names its stack—including Mask2Former, GeoCalib, and Depth Pro—and identifies a three-person Hanyang University team behind the build.

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