Library AI Concierge" at Uozu City Library in Toyama Prefecture A demonstration test of the "Library AI Concierge" has been started at the Uozu City Library in Toyama Prefecture! Enables users to search for books that are difficult to find using keyword searches

takerobo corporation (Location: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo), a developer and provider of various AI systems, has introduced Library AI Concierge to the Uozu City Library (Location: Uozu City, Toyama Prefecture) through Uozu City, and has started a demonstration experiment.

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1. library AI concierge (product name: AI book search by Takerobo)

Simply tell the AI freely what book you are looking for, and the AI will pick up and introduce the book according to your intention. This makes it possible to search for books that have been difficult with conventional keyword searches.

Introduction page of AI Book Search - https://www.takerobo.co.jp/book_search.html

Demonstration Experiment at Uozu City Library

(1) Outline of implementation

A dedicated AI concierge terminal will be installed in the library. Users enter the book they are looking for or hope to find by voice or touch operation on the terminal, and AI will pick up the corresponding or related book from the library's collection and introduce it to them.

(2) Implementation period

April 11, 2025 (Friday) - May 7, 2025 (Wednesday)

(3) Location

Uozu City Library, 1st floor counter

(4) Expected effects

Improvement of services for users (introduction of books that are difficult to ask human librarians or books that human librarians cannot think of)

Reduce the workload of library staff

Research on the possibility of future AI counters in public facilities in an era of reduced staff numbers

(5) Usage and screen images

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Functions and features of the library AI concierge (Take Robo's AI book search)

(1) System in general

Based on the AI platform (URL below) and developed exclusively for book search, the system can be easily introduced and operated by libraries, and users can easily search for books.

The system is a cloud web-based system that can be used with any device (PC, tablet, smartphone) that can connect to the network. In this demonstration experiment, a dedicated terminal is used.

AI platform introduction page - https://www.takerobo.co.jp/ai_platform.html

(2) Easy to implement: Library side

Libraries can immediately deploy this system as long as they have data on their collection lists.

(3) Easy to use: User side

I want to start oil painting," "I want to get better at soccer," "I want to know the fun of watching baseball games," "I want to win against Shohei Otani," "How to deal with bosses I dislike and am not good at," "How an uncle can get along with Gen Z," "How to prevent my grandmother from being scammed," "I want to win the Nobel Prize when I grow up," "I want to learn about I want to win a Nobel Prize when I grow up," "I want to know what my diet should be to avoid getting sick," etc. Just tell AI what you want in free expressions, and it will introduce you the corresponding or related books.

■Uozu City Website

https://www.city.uozu.toyama.jp/

Uozu City Library Website

https://www.uozu-lib.jp/

Company Profile

Company name: TAKEROBO Co.

Location: Nomura Building 9F, 5-27-10 Higashi-Gotanda, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0022, Japan

Representative: Kiyoaki Takeuchi, President and Representative Director

Date of establishment: August 31, 2011

Business: Planning, development, manufacturing, and sales of AI, robots, and digital systems

URL : https://www.takerobo.co.jp/