Alán Aspuru-Guzik and his team are deploying an AI-driven system to sift out molecules for making lasers, batteries, eco-friendly plastics or life-saving drugs. This system, called a “self-driving lab,” uses a robot-enabled chemistry assembly line to create new substances, evaluate the outcome and take what it has learned to improve the results. This approach is poised to transform how we discover the materials that make up our future.
