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Lab Robot Identifies Four New Asymmetric Reactions in 30 Days
In 30 days, an autonomous lab platform at the Polish Academy of Sciences identified four previously unknown enantioselective chemical reactions. The system used reinforcement learning to analyze results and choose what to try next, while researchers set the search space and confirmed the products, describing the work in Nature Communications on October 13, 2026. The research, led by Patryk Klochowicz at the Institute for Organic Chemistry, highlights the potential of AI in automating lab work and improving chemical discovery.