With advancements in robotic technology, efforts are underway to automate various experimental tasks traditionally performed by humans. While it remains challenging to replicate the delicate movements of humans, the introduction of robots enables faster and more precise operations, contributing to improved reproducibility in materials experiments. Additionally, as robots can work continuously without rest, they are well-suited for generating the large-scale data essential for materials informatics (MI).

This paper published in Nature has garnered particular attention in this field.

A Mobile Robotic Chemist (2020)