Atinary and ABB Robotics Partner on Self-Driving Research Lab in Boston

Atinary has partnered with ABB Robotics, Mettler-Toledo, and Agilent Technologies to develop a self-driving laboratory in Boston. The collaboration combines Atinary’s no-code AI platform with ABB’s robotic systems to create an automated environment for scientific experimentation.

The self-driving lab is designed to speed up research and development by allowing chemists to run and optimize experiments more efficiently. Atinary’s AI platform enables machine learning-driven experimentation without requiring coding expertise, while ABB’s robotics automate physical processes within the lab.

According to the companies, this integration can accelerate chemical discovery and materials optimization by up to 100 times compared to traditional methods. The approach aims to support faster innovation in sectors such as health, energy, environment, and food science.

Atinary’s system uses Bayesian Optimization and generative AI to refine experimental outcomes, reducing discovery times from years to weeks. The Boston facility will serve as a model for how AI and robotics can transform laboratory research into a continuous, automated process.