Unmanned lab opens with robots at work as researchers push AI, automation

A Tokyo-based university has opened a laboratory where robots are carrying out medical experiments once handled by human researchers as it aims to eventually automate nearly the entire research process.The facility at the Institute of Science Tokyo's Yushima campus, known as the Robotics Innovation Center, features 10 robots, including a humanoid model called Maholo LabDroid, and no human staff.The university plans to significantly increase the number of automatons in the long run, integrating automation systems with artificial intelligence.Using two arms, the robots can perform delicate ta…READ FULL ARTICLE