2016-06-15

Robo Librarian Tracks Down Misplaced Books

The robots have now become shelf-aware

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Courtesy of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research in Singapore

An autonomous robot developed by researchers in Singapore scans for missing or misplaced library books.

You know you've done it. You grab a library book off the shelf, flip through the pages, then go to put it back and realize you forgot where it came from. So you just glance over your shoulder and take a wild guess. Misplaced library books frustrate patrons and give librarians migraines. The whole system relies on books being precisely in their proper location.
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