The Automation of Science
Aberystwyth University · University of Cambridge · +1 more institution
Abstract
The basis of science is the hypothetico-deductive method and the recording of experiments in sufficient detail to enable reproducibility. We report the development of Robot Scientist "Adam," which advances the automation of both. Adam has autonomously generated functional genomics hypotheses about the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae and experimentally tested these hypotheses by using laboratory automation. We have confirmed Adam's conclusions through manual experiments. To describe Adam's research, we have developed an ontology and logical language. The resulting formalization involves over 10,000 different research units in a nested treelike structure, 10 levels deep, that relates the 6.6 million biomass…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 18.89
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 18
Authors
13- RDRoss D. KingCorresponding
Aberystwyth University, University of Cambridge, Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences
- JJJem J. Rowland
Aberystwyth University, University of Cambridge, Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences
- SGStephen G. Oliver
Aberystwyth University, University of Cambridge, Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences
- MJMichael J. Young
Aberystwyth University, University of Cambridge, Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences
- WAWayne Aubrey
Aberystwyth University, University of Cambridge, Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences
Topics & keywords
- Automation
- Computer science
- Ontology
- Artificial intelligence
- Data science
- Epistemology
- Philosophy
- Engineering