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laboratory
Coverage of laboratory in the Nexus archive.
- Researchers are building AI-powered robot labs. What does this mean for science?
Researchers are developing AI-powered robot labs, which are enabling scientists to overcome traditional laboratory constraints. However, this advancement raises ethical and practical questions about the extent to which humans should rely on robotic systems in scientific research.
- Robots run this laboratory in Japan — and are changing how scientists work
A laboratory in Japan is being operated by robots, with researchers aiming to develop a facility containing thousands of autonomous robots for independent experimentation by 2040. The initiative, reported in Nature, highlights a shift in scientific research methodologies through automation.