laboratory automation

The laboratory automation tag covers AI platforms designed to connect scientific models, workflow agents, robotic experiments, and learning from experimental results. Recent coverage examines XtalPi Science, including its Science Token approach for pricing access to models, data, agents, and robotic laboratory capacity. It also follows NVIDIA BioNeMo Agent Toolkit and Tecan Introspect, where agentic AI supports clinical, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology laboratories. Key themes include instrument-heavy workflows, auditable AI, governance, regulated environments, laboratory analytics, and the operational risks associated with failed assays, delayed diagnoses, and audit findings. Together, these articles show how automation is moving from isolated laboratory tools toward integrated, managed research and clinical workflows.