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Book-Digitizing Robots

Posted by michael on from the reading-over-my-shoulder dept.

Makarand writes "Robotic digitization systems are the new help available to complete voluminous scanning tasks. Robots that can turn the pages of books and newspaper volumes and attain scanning speeds of more than 1000 pages/hour are now available. They even use puffs of compressed air to separate sticky pages!"

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  1. Short Circuit by sin(theta) · · Score: 5, Funny

    Finally, Johnny-5 is coming alive!

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  2. I'm all for democracy, of course... by CommieLib · · Score: 5, Funny

    But does this passage puzzle you a bit?

    "Think about the power of bringing our library to little schools in the middle of Africa," Keller said. "Would it make a difference for those who now have their minds closed to the idea of democracy?"

    I'm not sure I get the connection:

    Mbutu: Hey, Kwasa, check out this copy of "The Horse Whisperer" on my Palm Pilot.

    Kwasa: Incredible! We must hold free elections immediately!

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