All robots articles
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ResearchThe world’s tiniest batteries could power robots the size of cells
Zinc–air microbattery packs the biggest punch yet for a power source with a volume of just two picolitres
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OpinionInertia, decisions and robots
Our cognitive biases can make it difficult to choose what’s best for science
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WebinarRobots in the lab – learn how automation can streamline your workflow
The future of lab automation is promising. Join us to find out answers to the most important questions, and to contribute your knowledge and experience to the discussion.
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FeatureThe robots revolutionising chemistry
Researchers working with automated systems are pushing the boundaries of what chemists can achieve in the lab, reports James Mitchell Crow
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FeatureHow to automate your lab
Whether it’s robots, automation or software hacks, Nessa Carson finds ways for everyone to improve how they work in the lab
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ResearchBattery assembly robot brings factory consistency to the lab
System serves as a bridge between singular lab-made cells and pilot line production
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ResearchAI discovers the best general conditions yet for cross couplings, doubling yields
Algorithm works with robotic experimenter on tricky Suzuki–Miyaura reactions
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ResearchRobotic production line gives 2D materials a twist to produce multilayer structures
Precise fabrication of heterostructures with up to 80 layers will allow exploration of these materials’ exotic properties
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ResearchStealthy robot trout could infiltrate schools of fish and monitor marine pollution
Piezoelectric robotic fish swims like the real thing and harvests energy that could power on-board sensors
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ResearchDistinguishing surface chemistry by touch
New research shows your finger can sense a single atom difference on a surface
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ResearchUniversal chemistry software can turn words into chemicals
System could be the beginning of a brave new world of democratised chemistry
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ResearchIBM seeks to simplify robotic chemistry
RoboRXN system extends AI approach to extracting and checking chemistry information from patent literature to programming automation
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ResearchYour new labmate does 700 reactions in eight days – and it’s a robot
Robotic chemist optimises water-splitting photocatalyst by working continuously for eight days even in complete darkness
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ResearchReally random numbers created from crystals
Robot that monitors crystallization could lead to new ways to study stochastic processes in chemistry
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ResearchHigh throughput robotics score big in hunt for new porous liquids
Materials research borrows technique from drug discovery
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OpinionThe silent rise of the robots
Mechanical helpers have been creeping into our labs for decades
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ResearchGlass beads offer simple solution to dispensing tiny amounts of solids
Frustration drove chemists to overcome engineering challenge slowing high-throughput reaction screening set-ups
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OpinionWhat molecules should we make with a chemputer robot?
Digitising organic synthesis could revolutionise life in the lab