The CI-600 Root Scanner is designed to scan living roots in the soil. It is operated by a laptop computer. To obtain an image, insert the scan head into a pre-installed clear tube, and start the scanning program on the computer. The scan head will automatically rotate a full circle creating a 21.59 × 19.56cm-size high-resolution image of the soil and roots. Users can easily move the scan head to different depths to scan and move from tube to tube.