WetLabs Benchmark tests robots in science labs across 9 tasks; Astra leads
philhchen · x · 2026-09-26
Mecka's team released the WetLabs Benchmark, testing whether robots are ready to accelerate science labs: 9 critical wet-lab tasks from easy to hard, with 3 leading models given 20 attempts each. Astra leads, but comes close—step-function improvements in latest models like Astra/Opus-5.5 make such benchmarks increasingly important.
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