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A new practice of discovery.
Examining how science changes when systems help design, conduct and interpret experiments. A home for methods, tools and critical studies that make automated discovery more understandable and reproducible.
Aims & scope
Methods, experiments, benchmarks, replication studies and failure analyses with sufficient detail to evaluate the underlying work.
Areas of interest
Self-driving laboratoriesAutomated experimental designScientific agents & discovery toolsReproducibility & independent validationRobotics & laboratory infrastructureFailure analysis & negative results
Questions in scope
- How can an autonomous experiment be independently reproduced?
- Which decisions should remain with a human researcher?
- What do failed automated experiments teach us?
Contribute to the founding collection
We welcome work from academic researchers, independent scholars and practitioners. A careful replication, a useful method or a well-supported negative result can make a valuable contribution. An institutional affiliation is not required.
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Independent researchers are welcome.