Okayama University and Shinshu University jointly establish robotics lab to accelerate materials development through automated experiments

Okayama University and Shinshu University announced that they established a joint research lab at Okayama University's Tsushima Campus as part of a project of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. The lab will introduce technology from Shinshu University and aim to improve the efficiency of materials development by automating experiments.

Researchers from Okayama University and Shinshu University will advance the automation of experiments using robotic arms and automated analytical equipment at the joint lab on Tsushima Campus. According to the announcement, the aim is to reduce the time spent accumulating and analyzing experimental data in materials development and basic research, where work has primarily been done by hand, making it easier for researchers to focus on trial and error.