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The Rise of Self-Driving Labs
With the help of AI and robotics, researchers are building autonomous labs that can conduct experiments and make discoveries, all on their own.
The Quantos robot ensures precise weighing and dosing of organic materials for accurate, consistent preparation. [M. Mazaheri]
The core principles of the scientific method—formulation and testing of a hypothesis, along with observations or experiments—have endured for centuries. But labs today look nothing like those of the distant past. Technological advancements in computing and instrumentation have vastly expanded our capabilities, and experiments now regularly leverage automation, simulations and big data to accelerate the pace of scientific discovery.
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