7 papers
SAFE-CHEM: Uncertainty-Aware Policy Switching for Robust Robotic Chemistry
Laura Jones, Shazil Shahzad, Ayesha Sana +1
The deployment of autonomous robotic systems in chemistry laboratories is accelerating experimental workflows and providing the foundational data for AI-driven scientific discovery…
Learning Adaptive Force Control for Contact-Rich Sample Scraping with Heterogeneous Materials
Cenk Cetin, Shreyas Pouli, Gabriella Pizzuto
The increasing demand for accelerated scientific discovery, driven by global challenges, highlights the need for advanced AI-driven robotics. Deploying robotic chemists in human-ce…
Human-Aware Robot Behaviour in Self-Driving Labs
Satheeshkumar Veeramani, Anna Kisil, Abigail Bentley +3
Self-driving laboratories (SDLs) are rapidly transforming research in chemistry and materials science to accelerate new discoveries. Mobile robot chemists (MRCs) play a pivotal rol…
MATTERIX: toward a digital twin for robotics-assisted chemistry laboratory automation
Kourosh Darvish, Arjun Sohal, Abhijoy Mandal +20
Accelerated materials discovery is critical for addressing global challenges. However, developing new laboratory workflows relies heavily on real-world experimental trials, and thi…
Multimodal Behaviour Trees for Robotic Laboratory Task Automation
Hatem Fakhruldeen, Arvind Raveendran Nambiar, Satheeshkumar Veeramani +4
Laboratory robotics offer the capability to conduct experiments with a high degree of precision and reproducibility, with the potential to transform scientific research. Trivial an…
FLIP: Flowability-Informed Powder Weighing
Nikola Radulov, Alex Wright, Thomas Little +2
Autonomous manipulation of powders remains a significant challenge for robotic automation in scientific laboratories. The inherent variability and complex physical interactions of…