c5 builds an AI-run research lab in 12 weeks, launches SciUniverse benchmark for real-world science
akilian · x · 2026-09-25
c5 says it built in 12 weeks a research facility run entirely by AI, with models designing, executing, and observing experiments end-to-end across biology, chemistry, and materials science. A team member describes teaching Claude to operate a liquid handling robot, a balance, and an X-ray diffractometer. The company also introduced SciUniverse, a benchmark measuring AI's ability to perform real-world scientific research.
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