Metropolia campus in Leppävaara has received a laptop lending machine for its lobby, from which students can loan a laptop for studying. The lending machine is a test to see how we can support learning in modern ways.
Use of the machine is simple:
- Student arrives to the lending machine, and authenticates himself either with his student credentials or with an RFID card and his password
- The lending machine releases a laptop to the student, and the student moves on to carry on his studies in the Metropolia campus area
- After usage, the student returns the laptop to the lending machine, which identifies the laptop and accepts the return. At the same time the lending machine starts to recharge the laptop.
During the testing period, the laptop lending time has been set at four (4) hours. This gives more users the chance to try out the laptops during every day. The lending machine will not give out machines with a too low battery capacity.
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