'Artificial Chemist' Combines AI, Robotics to Autonomously Develop Quantum Dots

Artificial Chemist, a technology invented by researchers at North Carolina State University (NC State) and the University at Buffalo, integrates artificial intelligence and an automated system for performing chemical reactions to speed R&D and manufacturing of solution-processed materials. In proof-of-concept experiments, the researchers showed that Artificial Chemist could identify and produce made-to-measure inorganic perovskite quantum dots (QDs) for any color in 15 minutes or less. The platform demonstrated it could run 500 QD synthesis experiments per day, and the researchers believe it could run as many as 1000 per day. The QDs were synthesized and tuned by the new technology. The Artificial Chemist has a...