Accelerating discovery in natural science laboratories with AI and robotics: Perspectives and challenges.

Cooper, Andrew I; Courtney, Patrick; Darvish, Kourosh; Eckhoff, Moritz; Fakhruldeen, Hatem; Gabrielli, Andrea; Garg, Animesh; Haddadin, Sami et al. · Sci Robot · 2025

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Abstract

Science laboratory automation enables accelerated discovery in life sciences and materials. However, it requires interdisciplinary collaboration to address challenges such as robust and flexible autonomy, reproducibility, throughput, standardization, the role of human scientists, and ethics. This article highlights these issues, reflecting perspectives from leading experts in laboratory automation across different disciplines of the natural sciences.

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