VISION

Our Autonomous Polymer Design and Discovery Group aims to build an “autonomous experimental system” integrating robotics, machine learning, and information science to design, synthesize, and evaluate functional polymers at unprecedented speed and precision. Automation of experiments enables researchers to focus on more creative ideas and establishes a new research paradigm that accelerates problem-solving in both industry and academia.

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Welcome to the website of the Autonomous Polymer Design and Discovery Group. I am Yuuya Nagata, the group leader. Our group combines robotic experimentation, data science, machine learning, and polymer chemistry to create new materials using approaches beyond traditional frameworks. In particular, we aim to build an environment in which researchers can focus on more creative ideas and deeper discussions through the automation and autonomy of experiments.

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We welcome students and young researchers who are about to start their research, as well as those who want to take on new challenges from different fields. If you are motivated to turn your ideas into reality or develop technologies that contribute to society, we would like to work together with you to pioneer the future of materials science. Please feel free to contact us if you are interested.

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