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Midjourney Launches 60-Second 3D Scanner, Targets 50k Globally

6/19/2026

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Midjourney Launches 3D Scanner

Midjourney announced on June 18, 2026 a scanner that creates a full-body 3-D map in 60 seconds.
The device lowers users into a two-inch pool at 5 cm per second while sensors record echoes.
Each unit contains 40 Butterfly Ultrasound-on-Chip modules and runs on two petaflops.
Midjourney aims to install 50,000 scanners worldwide by 2031 and open a San Francisco Spa with ten scanners before the end of 2027.

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Butterfly Stock Surge

Butterfly Network’s stock jumped 32% on June 18, 2026, reaching $8.01 as Stocktwits traders pushed BFLY into the top ten trending tickers, shifting sentiment to “extremely bullish” within 24 hours.
Under the November 2025 co-development agreement, Midjourney paid Butterfly $15 million upfront and will remit $10 million annually for five years, potentially totaling $74 million.
The prototype requires about 20 minutes per full-body scan, far longer than the advertised 60-second target, because data-transfer speed remains a bottleneck.

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Midjourney Sued

Midjourney is sued for allegedly training its AI models on copyrighted works, prompting ethical concerns about its medical-imaging initiative.
Critics say the company omitted its partnership with Butterfly Network from the initial press release, questioning its transparency.
The scanner currently produces only body-composition maps and lacks FDA diagnostic clearance, sparking debate over its medical validity.
Regulators warn that AI-based image reconstruction could introduce bias or errors without thorough clinical validation.

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Midjourney Unveils Scanner

Midjourney Medical, after being surpassed in AI imagery by Google and OpenAI, launches its first physical health hardware, an ultrasonic CT scanner.
The scanner will cost a fraction of a traditional MRI scanner.
It advertises a full-body scan in 60 seconds, versus 60 minutes for a typical MRI.
The device rides on rails, descends into water at 5 cm per second, generating terabytes of data, equal to about 500 hours of HD video.

History

Historical Context

The 1976 Medical Device Amendments, sponsored by Rep. Paul G. Rogers and Sen. Edward M. Kennedy and signed by President Gerald Ford, imposed pre-market approval after the Dalkon Shield disaster. That framework guided the 1980 debut of GE’s $1.2 million commercial MRI in Boston and today underpins regulators’ review of Midjourney’s 2026 ultrasonic CT scanner partnership with Butterfly Network.

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Midjourney Launches 3D Scanner

Midjourney announced on June 18, 2026 a scanner that creates a full-body 3-D map in 60 seconds.
The device lowers users into a two-inch pool at 5 cm per second while sensors record echoes.
Each unit contains 40 Butterfly Ultrasound-on-Chip modules and runs on two petaflops.
Midjourney aims to install 50,000 scanners worldwide by 2031 and open a San Francisco Spa with ten scanners before the end of 2027.

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