Self-driving Lab Accelerates The Discovery Process For Materials With Multiple Applications

Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory have developed a new tool called Polybot, which combines the power of artificial intelligence with robotics to automate aspects of electronic polymer research. This tool could be used to speed up the discovery of wearable biomedical devices, materials for better batteries, and more. Polybot is one of several autonomous discovery labs starting up at Argonne and other research organizations, with the potential to streamline experimental processes, save resources, and accelerate the pace of discovery.