GoKawiilAI agents design and test robotic lab protocols in virtual simulation
Researchers described a system in which AI agents take a scientist's description of a research goal and lab setup, then write detailed step-by-step protocols for lab robots. The agents build a virtual replica of the lab to test and refine these protocols before directing real robotic arms to carry them out, and can even help design an entire lab layout from scratch. In one test, the agents generated over 200 commands for a robotic arm to measure optical properties of nanocrystals, detailed in an October preprint that has not been peer reviewed.