Laboratory testing
Running assays and physical tests and interpreting results.
Task automation exposure
Very low exposure
Exposure basis
[v4/median] score 15 (raw 15 | A 35 / B 5 / C 15 | modality: physical_primary) Widely deployed lab robots handle some routine pipetting and instrument operation, but most research labs still perform assays manually, while AI can reliably interpret many assay results. (capable: Lab automation robots (e.g., Tecan/Hamilton liquid handlers) + AI data analysis platforms (e.g., DeepChem, SciKit‑Learn))
2 capabilities · 1 occupations
Basis
How exposure was assessed
[v4/median] score 15 (raw 15 | A 35 / B 5 / C 15 | modality: physical_primary) Widely deployed lab robots handle some routine pipetting and instrument operation, but most research labs still perform assays manually, while AI can reliably interpret many assay results. (capable: Lab automation robots (e.g., Tecan/Hamilton liquid handlers) + AI data analysis platforms (e.g., DeepChem, SciKit‑Learn))
How much of this task's output current AI can produce or substantially assist.
Best current model strength on any capability this task requires.
This is an assessment of technical feasibility plus published evidence - not a forecast. Even fully automatable tasks are often not automated, because of cost, verification, liability, regulation or the fact that the task is bundled with other work.
Capabilities
AI capabilities involved
15 models tracked · strongest: GPT-5
2 models tracked · strongest: Mobile ALOHA
Occupations
Occupations that perform this task (1)
Importance is the O*NET-style weight of this task within each occupation. The same task can be highly exposed but peripheral to one job and core to another.
| Occupation | Industry | Importance | Role | Occupation AI exposure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research Scientists | Science & research | 4/5 | core | 49 |
Evidence
Evidence (0)
No evidence item is mapped to this specific task yet. The exposure figure above rests on the v1 editorial baseline and on the capability assessment, and should be treated as low-confidence. Pages with fewer than 0 evidence items are excluded from sitemaps.