[Kartoffee]

Here's an idea I have been considering for a while. We've had QR code AR (Augmented Reality) cards for a while now. We have seen ideas for how to use them, but how about for CAD? What if, at every competition, teams handed out business cards with their robot's CAD loaded on it to view from all angles? This way, instead of taking pictures with your scouting tablets, to find a team you would shuffle through a small pile of business cards looking for a team number, and just pass it under your smartphone to see a robot? While this isn't as important for teams with good Tableau spreadsheets, it could be very useful for selecting a third team to join your alliance.

I would think the format is simple. Teams use Vuforia or some other software (would need to be standard) to make their CAD into a QR code, and anyone connected to the internet with a smartphone can view the robot. Each team could have a set of cards collected from other teams, that can be brought to match strategy if a third team isn't available. Cards could be customized to display a team's logo, name, number, etc. and would be cheap enough for most teams to print enough for a competition for about ten dollars.

I'm obviously all for the idea, but am welcoming to feedback, even the harshest, because I could be wrong and there might be a blatant issue I'm missing. I'd like feedback on this idea before promoting it.