This BookScan system was being demonstrated by Kirtas Technologies. I had never seen one of these in action before. It’s quite hypnotic — a robot basically pages through the book while two SLR digital cameras capture high resolution images of two pages at a time. The device uses a weak vacuum to grab and turn the pages — it’s the same type of technology being used for efforts like Google’s book project. It’s fascinating to watch — and a bit hypnotic!
2400 pages per hour? No sweat!
August 4, 2006Written by dwiggins