LG Chem has introduced an autonomous robotic lab, that can perform hazardous tests without human intervention. Photo courtesy of LG Chem
SEOUL, Sept. 22 (UPI) -- South Korea's largest chemical company, LG Chem, said Monday it has launched an autonomous robotic lab at its research center to perform hazardous tests without human intervention.
The Seoul-based company said that the new lab at the Daejeon Technology Research Institute's Analytical Research Center would carry out tests involving lithium, nickel, cobalt and manganese -- key components of cathode material for electric vehicle batteries.
Thus far, LG robotics has taken charge of hazardous and repetitive tasks, which sometimes result in exposure to ultra-high temperatures and concentrated acids.
LG Chem noted that human scientists would just need to place samples for analysis in storage. Then, robots will retrieve them to conduct all necessary analyses and provide detailed results.
