ScanRobot 2.0 MDS: Scanning very thick books up to 15 cm (6 inch)
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN brings it up in book-digitization threads as an elegant, careful scanner design.
What it is
A demo of the Treventus ScanRobot 2.0 MDS, an automatic book scanner that digitizes very thick books up to 15 cm with gentle handling.
Recommended by 1 HN commenters across 1 different months, 2021 to 2023.
What Hacker News said
Recommends MrGuts · 2022-02 · on “Ask HN: How to digitize my relatives paper books on a small budget”
I always thought the Treventus ScanRobot was an elegant way to scan books: [this video] It looks like it's sucking data right out of the book. Look for other videos of the process.
Cites dredmorbius · 2021-12 · on “50 years of eBooks: 1971-2021”
Generally: unbinding the leaves of a book so that they can be more easily handled by a scanner, often including an automated feeder. The simplest method is to simply cut off the binding (a powered paper cutter can do this in an instant). The alternative is nondestructive scanning, where the binding and publication as a whole remain intact. This is typically performed using flatbed scanners, angled scanners (the book is either face up or face down on a scanning bed which typically forms a ~90 degree angle), automated feeders which incorporate page turning (via numerous methods), or face-up scanning with digital deconvolution of page distortions. Higher speed presents higher risks of both poor
Cites hinnisdael · 2023-09 · on “Linear Book Scanner – The open-source automatic book scanner”
There‘s a somewhat similar commercial scanner [1] [2], with a V-design as well but inverted to scan from the top. Much gentler on the books as it‘s the scanner that moves, not the books themselves. Super happy to see someone develop an open-source alternative! [1] [LINK] [2] [this video]