Project Details
The future of laboratory chemistry is here.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory has now developed a fully automated chemistry lab that is focused on accelerating advancements in traditional materials synthesis and discovery.
Using autonomous robotic tools, scientists can now operate their experiments around the clock, providing invaluable data and insight in a fraction of the time.
The Autonomous Chemistry Lab (ACL) includes ultra precise robotics equipped with state-of-the-art technology integrated with artificial intelligence (AI) to allow for lab equipment usage that mimics a human chemist. While it may be a challenge for scientists to track every data point during the experimentation process, these advanced robotics collect data that’s critical to understanding all aspects of an experiment. Moreover, the ACL is developing new approaches for synthesis of solids and liquids, such as new polymers, ionic liquids, battery materials, catalysts, and more.
The optimization of synthesis workflows allows researchers to focus on advancing science while obtaining high quality, reproducible results, and at the same time developing new AI models trained on data obtained in the lab.
With our proven process that includes synthesis and processing, state-of-the-art robotics, chemical characterization, and electrochemical analysis, the ACL seeks to usher in a new era of discovery and innovation in laboratory chemistry.
