Robot lends a hand in a Swedish library

Abstract

Discusses the installation of a robotized book handling system in a public library in Sweden. A standard industrial robot and controller have been chosen with special grippers which can handle any size/type of book without damaging them. Describes how the library users place books on a conveyor, where an optosensor scans the barcode on each book and transmits the information to the library’s computer. Describes the six‐axis robot, the safety features, the interactive programming and the self‐diagnostic functions.