Abstract：Readiness of academic librarians towards the use of robotic technologies in Nigerian university libraries PurposeThe purpose of the article is to investigate readiness of academic librarians toward the use of robotic technologies in Nigerian university librariesThe article provides further insights on the following areasWhat are the levels of readiness of university libraries in Nigeria towards robotic technologies in terms of digital infrastructurepolicy framework and human development for the adoption and use of robotics in the librariesWhat services are available in the university libraries that can be handled by robotic technologiesAre academic librarians aware of the potential benefits of robotics in library operationsWhat are the potential challenges that university libraries may face in the adoption and use of robotic technologiesDesignmethodologyapproachThe study is a survey research anchored on positivism paradigmThe questionnaire was used as data collection instrumentFurthermore100 academic librarians were selected from the ten purposively selected ten universitiesSnowballing sample technique was used to select ten academic librarians from each of the university librariesFindingsThe findings of the study revealed that the readiness of university libraries in Nigeria towards the adoption and use of robotic technologies in Nigeria is nothing to write home aboutIt indicates that university libraries in the country are not ready to adopt the use of this technology despite the high benefits they have to offer in library operationsResearch limitationsimplicationsThe limitations of the study lay on the fact that very few librarians from each of the selected university libraries were selectedand at the same timeit covers only ten university libraries in the countryOriginalityvalueThe study is very important to university library management on the necessary steps that need to be taken for the effective adoption of robotic technologiesThis research can be a guide to themIn additionthe empirical analysis of the study contributes to social informatics development in NigeriaLibrary AutomationThe article refers to the potential benefits of robotics in library operationswhich may include the automation process of the librarybut the article does not clearly point outThis article discusses the preparation of the University of Nigerias library for adopting and using roboticsThe study surveyed the university library in terms of digital infrastructurepolicy framework and human developmentas well as university library services that robot technology can deal with