Dec 03

British Library packs its least requested items into new, robot-operated facility in Leeds

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The British Library’s just taken the wraps off a new facility up in Leeds where they’ll now house some lesser used items (things like patent specs and Martin Amis’ diner receipts). The new digs are a £26 million (that’s about $43 million) building in West Yorkshire controlled by seven robot operators capable of pulling items and taking them to a retrieval area when they’ve been requested by librarians. Hit the BBC Source link to check out the futuristic system for yourself.

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