Introduced in a study published in the journal Nature, this bot is designed by researchers from The University of Liverpool in the UK. Lead researcher on the study and Director of the university's Material Innovation Factory, Andrew Cooper, tells that this new robotic companion to chemistry labs stands apart from other types of scientific robotics in one crucial way. This is a different idea, because we've automated the researcher, meaning we built a robot that uses instruments like a human. Because this robot is not restricted to a single task, Cooper says it can be more useful and flexible in a lab setting. In order to better facilitate collaboration and communication between these robots and their human counterparts, Cooper  says they're working now to include features like voice recognition and increased intelligence in the robots.