'Self-Driving' Lab Learns to Grow Materials on Its Own

'Self-driving' lab learns to grow materials on its own

When scientists make the thin metal films used in electronics, optics, and quantum technologies, they usually spend months tinkering with the temperature, composition and timing of the process, hoping to land on just the right recipe.

Atinary partners with ABB Robotics, others to accelerate R&D with self-driving lab

[Disclosure: AgFunderNews’ parent company AgFunder is an investor in Atinary.] Deeptech startup Atinary is teaming up with ABB Robotics to build a self-driving laboratory in Boston, alongside Mettler-Toledo and Agilent, both key players in lab technology. By combining Atinary’s no-code AI platform with ABB’s robotics, the partnership is creating a physical, automated research environment that enables chemists to experiment faster, more cheaply a…