Scalable Deployment of AI Experimentation Workstation Clusters
XtalPi’s intelligent autonomous experimentation platform enables high-throughput, precise experiments, operating 24/7 to execute experiments and record data. It boosts human efficiency by fivefold and data collection capacity by 40 times, assisting or even replacing manual experimentation. With over 30 functional modules, the platform supports flexible configuration and customized development to meet diverse experimental needs, achieving full-process intelligent automation.
Globally, XtalPi has deployed over 300 robotic experimentation workstations, forming the world’s largest commercially operational AI-driven experimentation cluster. These workstations conduct experiments with greater precision and safety, while generating high-quality data to train AI models, reducing the number of experiments needed and enhancing efficiency. Controlled by an AI scheduling system, the platform shifts traditional R&D—reliant on extensive experimentation to uncover principles or validate hypotheses—toward a data-driven, intelligent paradigm.
Multi-Scenario Applications and Industrial Impact
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Drug Development
Guangdong Laboratory of Chinese Medicine (Hengqin Laboratory)
XtalPi collaborated with the Hengqin Laboratory to create the world’s first “one-stop, unmanned” TCM drug discovery platform, addressing key challenges in TCM modernization. The platform analyzes and extracts active TCM components, studies their biological and chemical mechanisms, and builds chemical screening libraries to optimize TCM formulations. Through digital management and AI algorithms, it constructs a comprehensive dataset of TCM active components.
Key Highlights:
- Fully automated process from extraction and preprocessing to separation and purification
- Significantly reduced R&D timelines and improved efficiency compared to traditional manual methods
- Lower labor costs and enhanced productivity, allowing researchers to focus on scientific analysis
- Creation of a comprehensive TCM chemical and activity data library for screening
Chemical Engineering
Academician Ma Shengming’s Team at Fudan University
In collaboration with Academician Ma Shengming’s team at Fudan University, XtalPi delivered an automated high-throughput synthesis workstation (glovebox workstation) for full-process organic synthesis. Operating in an inert atmosphere, it provides standardized data to support the development of organic synthesis methodology algorithms.
Key Highlights:
- High automation, boosting efficiency several times over manual experiments
- Rapid data acquisition for training AI algorithm models
Renewable Energy and New Materials
Battery Electrolyte Formulation and Characterization Automation
XtalPi developed an automated workstation for electrolyte formulation and characterization for a leading Chinese university. The workstation automates weighing, mixing, and high-throughput testing, integrating specialized automated instruments to evaluate electrolyte performance. By combining AI and automation, it significantly shortens electrolyte R&D cycles, accelerating the commercialization of lithium-sulfur batteries.
Key Highlights:
- Single workstation handles full-process formulation and testing for autonomous experiment algorithms
- Multi-fold efficiency gains over manual experimentation
Drug Discovery
JW Pharmaceutical (South Korea)
In early 2025, XtalPi signed a strategic partnership with JW Pharmaceutical, a leading Asian pharmaceutical company, to provide an automated drug discovery workstation and an AI-driven in vitro reaction optimization platform. This collaboration leverages XtalPi’s AI and robotics technologies to empower innovative drug discovery in Asia, marking a key step in expanding its presence in the Asia-Pacific market and accelerating the development of competitive drug candidates for clinical research.
