Science laboratory automation enables accelerated discovery in life sciences and materials. However, it requires interdisciplinary collaboration to address challenges such as robust and flexible autonomy, reproducibility, throughput, standardization, the role of human scientists, and ethics. This article highlights these issues, reflecting perspectives from leading experts in laboratory automation across different disciplines of the natural sciences.

翻译：科学实验室自动化能够加速生命科学与材料科学领域的发现进程。然而，这需要跨学科协作以应对诸多挑战，包括鲁棒且灵活的系统自主性、实验可重复性、通量提升、标准化流程、人类科学家的角色定位以及伦理考量。本文基于自然科学不同学科领域实验室自动化专家的前沿观点，对上述议题进行了重点阐述。