Robots and AI Hunt for New Materials at Berkeley Lab

Scientists have computationally predicted hundreds of thousands of novel materials that could be promising for new technologies – but testing to see whether any of those materials can be made in reality is a slow process. Enter Berkeley’s A-Lab, which uses robots guided by artificial intelligence (AI) to speed up the process. A-Lab could help identify and fast-track materials for several research areas, including batteries, energy storage, solar cells, fuel cells, and more. Courtesy of Berkeley Lab and U.S. Department of Energy.