Infinitive vs. Gerund

 to express purpose. You should read all the necessary documentation to understand how this device works?

 after certain verbs (agree, appear, decide, expect, hope, plan, promise, refuse etc). He agreed to assist us during the experiment.

 after certain adjectives (happy, glad, sorry etc). I was sorry to hear about that accident.

 after I would like/would love/would prefer to express specific preference. We would like to implement these innovative ideas into life.

 after certain nouns. It's such a pleasure to be with you.

 after too/enough constructions. It's too early to start the experiment. This robot is skilled enough to perform a lot of tasks.

 with: it + be + adjective (+ of + noun/ pronoun). It was unkind of her to say that.

 with: so + adjective + as. Would you be so kind as to repeat this experiment once again?

 with "only" to express an unsatisfactory result. They sold a lot of innovative ideas only to earn money.

 after: be + the first/ second/ next/ last/ best, etc. This robot was the first to complete this task.

 in the expression: for + noun/ pronoun + to -inf. For us to work under different conditions is unusual.

 in expressions such as: to tell you the truth, to begin with, to be honest etc. To be honest, I didn't know how to react.

 Note: If two infinitives are joined by "and" or "or", the "to" of the second infinitive can be omitted. I'd prefer to work with AI and alalyse robot’s behavior.

 as a noun. Smoking is harmful.

 after certain verbs (admit, anticipate, appreciate, avoid(избегать), consider, continue, delay, deny, discuss, enjoy, escape, excuse, fancy, finish, forgive, go (physical activities), imagine, involve(привлекать), keep (=continue), mention, mind, miss, object to, postpone(откладыввать), practice, prevent, quit, recall, recollect, report, resent, resist, risk, save, stand, suggest, tolerate, understand etc). They have postponed conducting the experiment till next week.

 after: dislike, enjoy, hate, like, love, prefer to express general preference. I like reading scientific literature. (in general)

 Note: like + to-inf - it's a good idea

 after: I'm busy, it's no use, it's (no) good, it's (not) worth, what's the use of, can't help, there's no point (in), can't stand(не могу терпеть), have difficulty (in), in addition to, as well as, have trouble, have a hard/difficult time. There's no point in arguing.

 after: spend/waste (time, money etc). You waste too much time developing this project.

 after prepositions. He became a prominent scientist by discovering this element.

 after: look forward to, be/get used to, be/get accustomed to, object to, admit (to) etc. I object to being told what to do with my scientific projects.