Social project · robotics · automation · laboratory · pilot

Robotic scent dosing

A station prototype that doses and mixes scent ingredients or other liquids according to software sequences, in a partner laboratory.

Low-poly illustration: robot arm dosing amber liquid into vessels.

Low-poly illustration: dosing station with vials and tanks.

Low-poly illustration: robotics lab with two arms and fluid tanks.

Low-poly illustration: after-prototype workshop with modular dosing cabinet.

Draft · partners sought

Problem

Manual dosing of many liquids - perfumes, fragrance bases, gels, liquid soaps, rinse fragrances or other liquids - slows laboratory work and makes it hard to repeat the same formula. Without a prototype with reagents and simple controls, joint sessions with other scent laboratories are difficult.

Goal

Launch a partner prototype dosing and mixing station driven by agreed sequences, ready for sessions between laboratories.

Solution

With a partner we develop a dosing and mixing station prototype linked to the formula base and driven even by simple codes. When the prototype works with reagents under specialist supervision, exchange workshops with other scent laboratories become possible. The partner provides the lab and safety; the foundation provides the social programme and station development. Construction details and IP protection are discussed away from the public site.

Your role

Partner laboratory
Engineer / mechatronics specialist
Scent specialist
Station operator
Partner session participant

Manual dosing of many liquids makes it hard to repeat the same formula in a laboratory.

With a partner we develop a dosing and mixing station prototype driven by sequences. Workshops with other scent laboratories become possible after a working prototype, reagents and a simple interface. Construction details are discussed away from the public site.

Who it is for

Scent and cosmetic chemistry laboratories
Technical and chemistry universities
Mechatronics and automation students
Laboratory technicians
Technical assistance volunteers

First stage

One prototype with one partner
Three to five formulas replayed by sequence
One session with a second scent laboratory
Feedback on safety and repeatability

How the foundation model works

The foundation prepares the social programme and station development with the partner. The partner laboratory is responsible for the site, reagents and specialist care. The social pilot is the first public validation field for the dosing innovation; technical details are discussed away from the public site.

How you can help

Choose how to get involved - email or (soon) online form.

Placements, theses and research

For outstanding candidates: mechatronics, automation and chemistry placements, plus work on the station prototype.

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Donation for the pilot

Support consumables and preparation of the partner prototype.

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Pilot partner

A scent laboratory or university - a shared prototype and exchange sessions.

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Partners sought

Scent and cosmetic chemistry laboratories

Technical and chemistry universities

A second laboratory for exchange workshops

Action plan

30 days

Safety brief and integration with formula codes
Partner laboratory selection

90 days

First live dosing with the partner
One session with a second laboratory
Feedback on repeatability and safety

Example social uses

Repeating a formula from the base on the dosing station
An exchange session between two labs on shared control codes
STEAM classes under specialist supervision
Testing a sequence before a workshop with a second laboratory
Dosing perfumes, gels, liquid soaps, rinse fragrances or other liquids in lab conditions

Partnership

We seek a laboratory for a dosing and mixing station pilot. Without a laboratory, reagent base and specialist we do not run public workshops. Workshops are possible only with a working prototype, reagents and a simple control interface.

Scent laboratories and universities
A second laboratory for exchange sessions
Mechatronics and automation teams

We are looking for volunteers and academic partners

Across all foundation projects we seek volunteers for field work, documentation, education, logistics and participant care.

For outstanding candidates we offer placements in every format: on-site, remote and hybrid, as well as research commissions, sponsorship of engineering and master's theses, doctoral work and joint research with universities and student research groups.

Write to office@legacyinnovation.org with a short note on your interests and availability.