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Google DeepMind is to build its first “automated science laboratory” in the UK, in a boost to the country’s artificial intelligence ambitions.
The lab will be focused on materials science research, and will involve “world-class robotics” synthesizing and characterizing hundreds of materials per day, with the goal of significantly shortening the timeline for identifying transformative new materials.
Google DeepMind say the lab, to be built in 2026, will “help turbocharge scientific discovery”, explaining:
Discovering new materials is one of the most important pursuits in science, offering the potential to reduce costs and enable entirely new technologies.
