Digitizing 18th Century Parliamentary Records: Advancements in Robotic Scanning Technology

The video discusses the use of a robotic scanner to digitize 18th-century British Parliament records, making them accessible online. This is part of a larger project to digitize records from the 17th century to the present. Advanced software enhances text clarity and scans fragile pages. Text recognition software converts these into a searchable database, aiding researchers. A laser scanner uses vacuum technology to handle pages delicately, with only Southampton and Stanford University having such machines. The two universities are collaborating on further research.

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