Low-cost experimentation frameworks

<p>Something I particularly like about <a class="wikilink" href="/sdl_(self-driving_labs)/">SDL (self-driving labs)</a> is that they are moving fast, and they are trying to pull learnings from different experiences in the past. <a class="wikilink" href="/biotech/">biotech</a> has a lot to show when it comes to automation, but so does <a class="wikilink" href="/open_hardware/">Open Hardware</a> initiatives, which have shown a specific focus on lowering price (<a class="wikilink" href="/open_hardware_projects_focus_on_cutting_costs/">open hardware projects focus on cutting costs</a>). </p> <p>Having a low-cost experimentation framework is part of the overarching approach to how to distribute knowledge and resources around SDL's (see <a class="wikilink" href="/202504281112_sdl_approach_to_distributed_discovery/">202504281112 SDL approach to distributed discovery</a>). It is, to some extent, the same relationship between a personal computer and an HPC platform (<a class="wikilink" href="/overlap_between_hpc_and_sdl/">overlap between HPC and SDL</a>). </p> <p>Low-cost experimentation may become crucial to train human resources (see: <a class="wikilink" href="/202305251750_open_hardware_can_transform_access_to_lab_equipment/">202305251750 Open Hardware can transform access to lab equipment</a>). Importantly, the skills required to be successful are transversal to disciplines, and will require a new way of tackling them at an educational level (universities, technical schools, etc.) (see: <a class="wikilink" href="/202504281141_roadblocks_in_the_future_of_sdls/">202504281141 Roadblocks in the future of SDLs</a>).</p>