Robot Librarian at Aberystwyth University to Lend a Hand to Bookworms
'Hugh' will be able to tell where books are kept and guide students to the relevant shelf
Eryl Crump | February 26, 2016Students searching for library books at Aberystwyth University could soon be turning to a robot for assistance.
Hugh, the artificially intelligent robot librarian, is the brain-child of robotics students Pasi William Sachiti and Ariel Ladegaard.
Designed to take verbal book requests, Hugh will be able to tell where a book is kept and show the student to the relevant book shelf.
Combining existing robot technology with information from PRIMO, the University’s online library search facility, Hugh will be a walking, talking library catalogue with access to 800,000 books.
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| Source: http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/robot-librarian-aberystwyth-university-lend-10954560 |
<more at http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/robot-librarian-aberystwyth-university-lend-10954560; related links and articles: https://www.aber.ac.uk/en/news/archive/2016/02/title-181095-en.html (Meet Hugh, the robot librarian. February 26, 2016) and http://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/research-news/robot-librarian-to-stalk-aberystwyth-university-2016-02/ (Robot librarian to stalk Aberystwyth University. Hugh is a concept artificial librarian for Aberystwyth University library, the brain-child of robotics students Pasi Sachiti and Ariel Ladegaard. February 26, 2016)>
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