Is it possible to create a laser-scan card grading machine?

Leon · #1 05-26-2016, 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by bcornell

Actually, it could not. This is a fundamental misunderstanding that the OP has about technology. And "lasers".

Computers like uniformity. Grading cards is a textbook example of something that humans can do infinitely better than computers because of the enormous amount of variance involved. Do humans grade cards perfectly? No. Would computers do it far, far worse? Undoubtedly.

Bill

I have to agree on this. There are so many subtleties to grading that I don't think Artificial Intelligence (machines) can/could pick up. Subjectivity (and probably relativity too) is indeed not a characteristic of computers. So that being said, I know they are getting better all of time. My freaking car takes over my steering, on the road, if it goes over a solid line. It puts on the brakes if I don't. So I know technology is getting more advanced.
I think if a machine were to do it you would have all sorts of disagreements on the software used in one machine versus another, parameters used etc etc... Where does it stop? That being said, I am not naive enough to think machines might not do it in the future, I just can't imagine it right now or see how it could be done.

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T205 GB · #2 05-26-2016, 10:35 AM

I will just say at this point in time there is 1 machine that is capable of doing a vast majority of the work for the grader. Authenticating will always need human experience no doubt, and is the first step in the process before the machine gets its turn. From there all the data compiled allows the grader to chart the grade accurately and also will be able to detect if a card has ran through the system before. This stops multiple attempts at trying for different grades as well as being able to detect if the card was altered in any way from break out till re-attempt at grading.

With this being said I would highly suggest that if anyone is attempting this be very cautious!! You are more than 99% likely to infringe on proprietary software and processes in place for this.

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