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Automated catalyst testing uses two coordinated robots, cutting 32 days of work to 17 hours (phys.org)
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Developing new catalysts requires large-scale, repetitive experiments with frequent changes to catalyst composition and reaction conditions. Manual experiments are time-consuming and error prone. A team has automated this process and significantly increased reproducibility by employing robots to manage reagent compositions and run the repeated tests.

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[–] Wander@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Yes. So many of these threads read like Elon is stupid for trying to put humanoid robots in a factory from 1945 when he could just use a robotic arm or specialised machinery.

No, robotic arms and specialised machinery have replaced most labour, at least when compared to total output, already. If they didn't do that they would have been shutdown a long time ago for lack of productivity and high costs. It's not 1945 anymore, factories have spent 80 years trying to replace workers. Humanoid robots and AI might (eventually) be the final piece, not the major piece.