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

Andrew I. Cooper, Patrick Courtney, Kourosh Darvish, Moritz Eckhoff, Hatem Fakhruldeen, Andrea Gabrielli, Animesh Garg, Sami Haddadin, Kanako Harada, Jason E. Hein, Maria Hübner, Dennis Knobbe, Gabriella Pizzuto, Florian Shkurti, Kerstin Thurow, Rafael Vescovi, Birgit Vogel‐Heuser, A. Wolf, Naruki Yoshikawa, Yan Zeng

Year
2025
Citations
10

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.

Keywords

AutomationNatural scienceScientific discoveryNatural (archaeology)

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