Prototype 1

This was the first linear book scanner, developed by Dany Qumsiyeh as a 20% project at Google through 2012, with software and support from Jeff Breidenbach. It was made of aluminum and scanned at 11 seconds per page pair (about 30 minutes for a 300 page book).
A 30 minute talk at Google describing this prototype
May 3, 2012
A video of the prototype
part 1, part 2
For full details, see the design document.

Design files

linear-book-scanner.skp - Sketchup model
Parts list
Code repository for motor control, scanning and viewing

These files were republished from https://code.google.com/p/linear-book-scanner/ (license)