The system we present here is not a single, "turn-key" solution from a specific vendor, but rather a custom-made setup consisting of hardware components from different vendors and suppliers. We did this to prevent a "vendor lock-in" and to specifically tailor each component to the special needs and requirements associated with nano-and advanced materials syntheses. The hardware components were carefully selected based on different criteria: Fitness for purpose, availability of appropriate hardware interfaces (USB, serial ports, ethernet ports, etc.), availability of appropriate software interfaces (APIs, SDKs, well-documented instructions that can be sent via serial communication, etc.), cost effectiveness and operating efficiency, and previous experience with hardware components.