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A Connecticut library has acquired two fully-automated, walking, talking robots to provide independent assistance to its patrons. The robots, set to begin their duties at the Westport, Conn., library ...
I guess I shouldn't have been too surprised to see a pair of robots when I walked into my local public library. The two robots—named Nancy and Vincent—look much like robots you'd see in the ...
An Orion Star robot sits waiting for patrons to interact with it, Wednesday at John & Judy Gay Library in McKinney. Last week the Library introduced Orion Star robots to the public to lead patrons ...
Editor’s note: This is a corrected version of of the original article, which had the wrong name of the library representative being quoted. The Longmont Public Library’s newest employee is, admittedly ...
They walk, perform tai chi, sit when they’re told, dance to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” and speak 19 languages. At just 2 feet tall, these robots are also apparently the jealous type. Their eyes turn ...
Fourteen-year-old Mercy Havekost of Franklin and 11-year-old Kazutaka Suzuki of Greenwood make adjustments to a robotic car they built and programed on Tuesday during a week-long robotics camp held at ...
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Since 2012, more than 4,000 children have gathered at 134 Los Angeles libraries for maker workshops sponsored by LA Makerspace. We stopped by to see one in action. In Los Angeles, libraries aren't ...