AI for Science Build Night / Claude MCP + Skills with Opentrons Flex
We've hosted multiple lab automation hacks that have featured Physical MCPs that talk to instruments and robots, like the Opentrons Flex.
Many in the community follow up asking:
What is an MCP?
How can I pair it with Claude skills?
What are the limits of MCP?
To answer those questions, we're gathering for a build night! We have access to a community Flex.
Agenda
6:30-7:00 Arrive, mix and mingle
7:00-7:10 Intro to MCP
7:10-7:20 MCP Case Study with Carter from Monomer Bio
7:30-8:30 Open build time in teams of 2-3
8:30-9:00 Demos
9:00-9:30 Mix and mingle
Thank you to our partners for helping make this happen!
Opentrons Robotics, a business unit of Opentrons Labworks, Inc., is the industry leader in flexible, user-friendly automation for life science labs. Our open-source ecosystem offers the scientific community the tools they need to automate experiments, share protocols and reproduce each other's results.
Bay area lab automators is a community of scientists, engineers, and tinkerers working at the intersection of hardware, software, and lab innovation.
Studio 45 is a space dedicated to supporting local entrepreneurs and teams building hardware. Located in Mission/Bernal Area, the studio gathers the community, resources, space, and tools needed to build a business making physical products.
Worldwide Studios is an education non profit (501 c3 app pending) hosting hands-on build experiences across workshops, hacks, and programs.