Editing Robot (section)

==== Robotic, mobile laboratory operators ====
{{Further|Laboratory robotics}}
In July 2020 scientists reported the development of a mobile robot chemist and demonstrate that it can assist in experimental searches. According to the scientists their strategy was [[Laboratory automation|automating]] the researcher rather than the instruments – freeing up time for the human researchers to think creatively – and could identify photocatalyst mixtures for hydrogen production from water that were six times more active than initial formulations. The modular robot can operate laboratory instruments, work nearly around the clock, and autonomously make decisions on his next actions depending on experimental results.<ref>{{cite news |title=Researchers build robot scientist that has already discovered a new catalyst |url=https://phys.org/news/2020-07-robot-scientist-catalyst.html |access-date=16 August 2020 |work=phys.org }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Burger |first1=Benjamin |last2=Maffettone |first2=Phillip M. |last3=Gusev |first3=Vladimir V. |last4=Aitchison |first4=Catherine M. |last5=Bai |first5=Yang |last6=Wang |first6=Xiaoyan |last7=Li |first7=Xiaobo |last8=Alston |first8=Ben M. |last9=Li |first9=Buyi |last10=Clowes |first10=Rob |last11=Rankin |first11=Nicola |last12=Harris |first12=Brandon |last13=Sprick |first13=Reiner Sebastian |last14=Cooper |first14=Andrew I. |title=A mobile robotic chemist |journal=Nature |date=July 2020 |volume=583 |issue=7815 |pages=237–241 |doi=10.1038/s41586-020-2442-2 |pmid=32641813 |bibcode=2020Natur.583..237B |s2cid=220420261 |url=https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-2442-2 |access-date=16 August 2020 |issn=1476-4687|url-access=subscription }}</ref>