CLAW: Collaborative Lab Automation Workshop Series

Five seminars and a concluding workshop connecting AI for Science with laboratory automation. Co-organised by Dandan Zhang, Lan Wei and Qiming Liu at Imperial College London, from November 2026.

CLAW, the Collaborative Lab Automation Workshop Series, brings together researchers and practitioners in AI, robotics and experimental science at Imperial College London. The series begins in November 2026, with five seminars and a concluding workshop.

AI for Science and Lab Automation

Discussions connect hypothesis generation and experimental planning with robotic execution, data analysis and iterative discovery. Topics include language models, autonomous agents, multi-agent systems and robotic manipulation, with applications in bioengineering, drug discovery, materials science and chemical engineering.

Take part

Events are hybrid, at Imperial College London and online. Individual dates, speakers and talk titles are awaiting announcement; the programme website carries the latest details.

Co-organisers: Dr Dandan Zhang, Lan Wei and Dr Qiming Liu. Supported by the I-X Centre for AI in Science's AI in Science and Lab Automation Event Fund.

CLAW programme and participation

Source: official workshop website, linked from Lan Wei's website. Checked 7 November 2026.

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