arXiv:2601.05356cs.ROcs.AI2026-01

用AI自动生成实验室实验流程并自动执行,减少人工干预。

PRISM: Protocol Refinement through Intelligent Simulation Modeling

  • 用语言模型协作生成和优化实验步骤,支持多机器人联动。
  • 在数字孪生环境验证后,成功完成qPCR和细胞染色两项实验。
  • 适合自动化实验室、科研人员及实验流程设计者使用。

自动化实验协议的设计与执行仍是实现自动驾驶实验室的关键瓶颈。我们提出PRISM(通过智能仿真建模进行协议优化),一个用于由现成机器人仪器组成的实验平台的框架,可自动设计、验证和执行实验协议。PRISM利用一组基于语言模型的智能体协同工作,从网络来源自动获取相关实验流程,并通过规划、批判与验证循环将其转化为结构化实验步骤(如液体操作、仪器布局等)。最终步骤被转换为阿贡国家实验室的MADSci协议格式,统一协调Opentrons OT-2液管仪、PF400机械臂、Azenta封板机与揭板机,无需人工介入。为评估生成性能,我们在约束性与开放性提示范式下对比了单模型与多智能体工作流。生成协议在NVIDIA Omniverse构建的数字孪生环境中进行了验证,以检测物理或顺序错误。以Luna qPCR扩增和Cell Painting为案例,展示了从语言驱动协议生成、仿真验证到机器人自动执行的端到端可行性。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

Automating experimental protocol design and execution remains as a fundamental bottleneck in realizing self-driving laboratories. We introduce PRISM (Protocol Refinement through Intelligent Simulation Modeling), a framework that automates the design, validation, and execution of experimental protocols on a laboratory platform composed of off-the-shelf robotic instruments. PRISM uses a set of language-model-based agents that work together to generate and refine experimental steps. The process begins with automatically gathering relevant procedures from web-based sources describing experimental workflows. These are converted into structured experimental steps (e.g., liquid handling steps, deck layout and other related operations) through a planning, critique, and validation loop. The finalized steps are translated into the Argonne MADSci protocol format, which provides a unified interface for coordinating multiple robotic instruments (Opentrons OT-2 liquid handler, PF400 arm, Azenta plate sealer and peeler) without requiring human intervention between steps. To evaluate protocol-generation performance, we benchmarked both single reasoning models and multi-agent workflow across constrained and open-ended prompting paradigms. The resulting protocols were validated in a digital-twin environment built in NVIDIA Omniverse to detect physical or sequencing errors before execution. Using Luna qPCR amplification and Cell Painting as case studies, we demonstrate PRISM as a practical end-to-end workflow that bridges language-based protocol generation, simulation-based validation, and automated robotic execution.

自动化实验AI生成机器人实验数字孪生

Thank you to arXiv for use of its open access interoperability. PaperDance 不是 arXiv 官方产品;中文卡片由大模型生成,请以原文为准。