ai + lab auto build day / mcp + agents @ studio 45
we're bringing together the best of the bay area ai, hardware, and bio communities to explore solving challenges in lab automation.
**no pre-reqs. all scientists, product designers, software, and hardware engineers welcome**
we'll be exploring:
lab automation’s first model context protocols (MCP) for different hardware and instruments.
how ai agents will help connect workflows through protocol generation, multimodal feedback, and closed feedback loops.
digital twins and simulation software for more complex design and orchestration workflows.
this is warmup for the full 24hr hack the following weekend june 21-22 (more info here).
agenda
9:30a check in + breakfast
10:00a-10:30a kickoff with luis intro to mcp
10:30a-5:00p build
lunch will be open ended, grab something in the neighborhood with your team.
5:00p-6:00p demo
thank you to our sponsors for helping make it happen!
Studio45 is the hardware hub in the Mission/Bernal neighborhood and a coworking space for professionals building physical products.
Monomer Bio specializes in wet-lab productivity and automation software built for cell biology workflows. They aim to transform the landscape of scientific research by automating laboratory processes while capturing clean, well-structured data. They have delivered a number of automated cell culture solutions to customers working in the fields of drug discovery and cell and gene therapy.
hardware partners
Opentrons Robotics, a business unit of Opentrons Labworks, Inc., is the industry leader in flexible, user-friendly automation for life science labs. Our open-source ecosystem offers the scientific community the tools they need to automate experiments, share protocols and reproduce each other's results. Check out their AI beta release coming soon.
Cephla is a new spinout that builds open and scalable automated bespoke microscopes with the goal of accelerating discoveries and solutions. Cephla’s products are already being used in top research institutes, leading pharma and biotech companies and fast growing startups.
Byonoy develops compact, intuitive lab instruments like the Absorbance 96, a microplate reader that delivers fast, precise absorbance measurements.
community partners
Bay area lab automators is a community of scientists, engineers, and tinkerers working at the intersection of hardware, software, and lab innovation.
SF Hardware Meetup, community of 9,500+ hardware professionals meeting monthly to building meaningful connections
if you want to help sponsor this event or volunteer send us a note at michael (at) hardwaremeetup (dot) com