Get a 3D point cloud from Apple’s Face ID

Face ID projects 30k infrared dots in a users face and captures the resulting image with an infrared camera. This allows the device to calculate a three dimensional representation of the face. The technology is similar to Microsoft’s Kinect

Apple has an amazing demo app to visualize the capabilities of this technology. My mug in 3D with a computed panned angle of the front camera:

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