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Universal Lab Automation - Rick Wierenga of PyLabRobot

19 Jun 2025

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Rick Wierenga is creator of PyLabRobot, an open-source, hardware-agnostic Python SDK that's lowering the barriers to lab automation for scientists, startups and hackers.See below for episode links, chapters, and our socials. Hosted by Nabil Laoudji.Support the podcast! Subscribe to our newsletter: www.discoveryengines.co. Thanks for watching 🙏🤙Episode Links: Rick's Twitter Rick's LinkedIn PyLabRobot GitHub PyLabRobot Forum PyLabRobot Twitter Dana Gretton, PyHamilton PyTorch Flow Cytometry Chapters: (00:00) - Preview & Introduction (03:33) - Rick's Serendipitous Foray Into Lab Automation (07:00) - Why AWS for Biology (09:17) - Understanding Liquid Handling Robots (10:49) - Generic Robotics Stack (13:20) - Robot Automation With PyLabRobot (15:07) - The Community Building PyLabRobot (16:54) - Why A Big Pharma Would Support PyLabRobot (18:36) - PyTorch: An Open Source Inspiration (20:32) - Sharing Technology In A Competitive Industry (23:11) - Supported Device Ecosystem (25:49) - Surprises in Device Integration (27:54) - Reverse Engineering 101 (31:26) - How Useful Are Github CoPilot, Codex, LLMS for Reverse Engineering (34:34) - How Device Manufacturers, Automation Experts, Are Reacting to PyLabRobot (39:17) - Open Source Efforts and Device Safety (41:11) - How PyLabRobot Enables Sharing Protocols, Reproducibility (45:03) - Creating a 3D Scanner From a Liquid Handler (48:49) - Supporting Self-Driving Labs (54:49) - How PyLabRobot Will Evolve (55:40) - Automating Flow Cytometry (58:17) - How To Contribute and ConnectConnect With Us: Our Newsletter Twitter Bluesky LinkedIn Feedback or questionsPlatforms: YouTube Apple Podcasts Spotify Podcasts

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