MIT Media Lab to Host ScienceClaw Hackathon for an Internet of Scientific Agents

MIT Media Lab will host the ScienceClaw Hackathon from October 30 to November 1, 2026, on the theme of building an 'internet of agents' for science. Initiated by the MIT LAMM Lab, the event aims to let scientific knowledge, tools and capabilities grow, evolve and be shared across teams and institutions, making it a community effort worth watching in AI-for-Science.

Confirmed

• Dates and organizer: October 30 to November 1, 2026, at MIT Media Lab, organized by the LAMM Lab, per multiple posts by lab lead Markus Buehler.
• Theme: an 'internet of agents for science' — decentralized clusters of AI agents tackling real scientific problems.
• Format: teams connect AI agents, models, simulations, robots, cloud labs and scientific tools into working systems.
• Direction: AI acts as a real-world collaborator in designing materials, building instruments and running experiments, refining its reasoning and collaboration as problems unfold; target domains include protein design, machine learning and materials.

Why it matters

• The hackathon grounds the 'internet of agents' concept in science, emphasizing interconnection among agents, simulations, robots and cloud labs rather than single-model capability — a community-driven attempt at AI-driven, closed-loop scientific research.

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