A robot that handles videodiscs

Abstract

Describes the CineRobotheque at the National Film Board of Canada [NFB] in Montreal where people can sit in personal viewing units called Cine‐Scopes and choose their own programs from the large NFB collection. The CineScopes are fed with images by an industrial robot that handles videodiscs. Outlines the robotic and computer technology that deals with all the films, video and data and the disc storage system. Concludes that technological developments will enable NFB Montreal to expand very quickly including the possibility of making material available by remote access.

Citation

Turcotte, P. (1994), "A robot that handles videodiscs", Industrial Robot, Vol. 21 No. 5, pp. 22-23. https://doi.org/10.1108/EUM0000000004161