Why Helsinki's Library Robots Aren't Important

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:

Edited by Michelle Martin (@mrsmmartin)
With thanks to librarian-YouTuber Peter Musser for script checking:


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