QuEra has implemented an AI system that automatically restores and fine-tunes laser locks on its quantum computing hardware, a process that previously required on-call human experts, sometimes called in overnight. Built using the Model Hardware Standard developed with Anthropic and HHMI Janelia Research Campus, the AI agent operates within human-set safety limits on roughly $0.7 million of precision equipment, restoring locks within seconds and tuning them to a verifiable quality threshold, including on a second laser wavelength during the same test run.
quera.com
· 2026-10-14
Anthropic and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Janelia Research Campus have developed a software framework called the Model Hardware Standard (MHS) that lets lab instruments from different vendors communicate and be controlled by AI agents. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon demonstrated the system autonomously coordinating a robotic arm, a liquid-handling device and an analysis instrument without human intervention.
nature.com
· 2026-09-24
Anthropic has released a research preview of what it calls the Model Hardware Standard, a set of standardized drivers that let AI agents communicate directly with physical devices like lasers, microscopes, and cameras. The system replaces custom 'translator' software normally needed to connect disparate lab equipment, aiming to cut experimental setup time from weeks to hours. The idea grew out of observing a neuroscientist's manual effort to coordinate multiple instruments for a memory-formation study.
arstechnica.com
· 2026-08-27
Anthropic has published a new framework called Model Hardware Standard that sets rules for how AI agents should interact with physical devices such as microscopes, liquid-handling systems, quantum computing hardware, manufacturing machines, and robot arms. The company plans to test it with trusted partners to refine safety measures before releasing it more broadly.
wired.com
· 2026-08-27
Anthropic, working with HHMI Janelia Research Campus, has begun a research preview of the Model Hardware Standard (MHS), a specification letting AI agents safely control physical lab and manufacturing devices like microscopes, liquid handlers and robotic arms. The standard is being shared with a first group of research labs and manufacturers before it becomes open source, and it works with any device with a programmable interface using protocols such as Model Context Protocol.
anthropic.com
· 2026-08-27
Anthropic introduced the Model Hardware Standard (MHS), a new interface allowing AI agents to interact with any device that has a programmable interface, from lab instruments to manufacturing equipment. The company likened it to USB-C, standardizing communication between AI systems and hardware, and said it's model-agnostic so it isn't limited to Anthropic's own Claude models. MHS is currently in a research preview with select science, robotics and manufacturing partners, with plans to eventually open-source it.
cnbc.com
· 2026-08-27
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