Advice for Lab Automation Founders in 2026
I’ve had a lot of conversations with lab automation startup founders in the last six months or so that led me to notice some common threads in questions they asked or ideas they had.
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More Thoughts on AI in Lab Automation
I have a lot of thoughts about how AI can be used in lab automation.
What is the role of AI in lab automation?
Some ideas for potentially useful projects around AI for lab automation.
Why Robots Might be a Lot Harder Than LLMs
There have been some incredible advances recently in robotics, especially in humanoid robots like the Tesla Optimus.
What is a Self-Driving Lab?
An increasingly popular concept in lab automation is that of a “self-driving lab.” This is a term for a platform that can run many rounds of experiments while using the data it generates during each round to inform the next experiment, essentially a closed-loop feedback control system for doing science.
What Happened to Cloud Labs?
Imagine if there was a way to run a scientific experiment the same way you would write a line of code.
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