Why Helsinki's Library Robots Aren't Important

2019-10-14

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Oodi, the new Helsinki Library, has robots to help reshelve books. They get a lot of press attention. But they're not the important part of the library: here's why.

Thanks to all the team at Oodi: https://www.oodihelsinki.fi/

Edited by Michelle Martin (@mrsmmartin)

With thanks to librarian-YouTuber Peter Musser for script checking: https://m.youtube.com/channel/UC37J30wHpQOtc1vzuN6OdDA/videos

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