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Traditional scientific research involves manual experimentation, often with long delays and limited throughput. The emergence of autonomous robot scientists—demonstrated by the University of Liverpool in 2023—has transformed this process. These robotic systems operate continuously, designing, executing, and analyzing experiments around the clock. They accelerate discovery in chemistry, biology, and drug development, reducing months or years of work into weeks.
This synergy of AI decision-making and automation does not replace scientists but amplifies their capacity to explore vast experimental spaces quickly and efficiently, dramatically speeding up innovation.