Overview
A hands-on learning facility designed to support hardware and software upskilling for AC labs. It enables practical training in areas such as Bayesian optimization, workflow orchestration, and automated sample transfer.
Vision
The AC's Training Lab is a remotely accessible facility that advances the development and adoption of self-driving laboratories (SDLs). It includes educational and research-grade hardware such as liquid handlers, solid dispensers, Cartesian-axis systems, mobile robotic arms, and integrated synthesis and characterization modules.
Supported by the AC Training Lab GitHub repository as a reference for autonomous lab design, the Training Lab serves as a shared environment for building, testing, and training on autonomous laboratory systems so that researchers can gain hands-on experience with real-world SDLs.
Equipment overview
The equipment in the Dev Lab can be broadly categorized in the following categories: characterization, prototyping, synthesis, dispensing, environment, and infrastructure. Don't see what you're looking for? Reach out.
Goals
Train researchers with hands-on experience on hardware and software used in real-world SDL workflows
Lower barriers to entry in SDLs by combining educational and research-grade systems in one lab
Support prototyping by providing hardware and software tools to design and test autonomous experiments
Foster open collaboration through shared tools, documentation, and reference materials
Select equipment
Opentrons OT-2 – An open-source and cost-friendly liquid handler
Opentrons Flex – An open-source liquid handler that is used for more high-throughput and advanced liquid operations
AutoTrickler v4 – An automated sold dispensing station used for general-purpose powder dosing
Science Jubilee – An open-source and multi-tool motion platform capable of 3D printing and other scientific applications
Bambu Lab X1E with AMS – A high-performance multi-colour 3D printer with air filtration and chamber heating
FormAuto and Form 3 – 24/7 autonomous SLA 3D printers
Hiwonder ArmPi FPV - An educational six-axis robotic arm