Anthropic’s Claude can now operate lab equipment: Here’s how

Anthropic is giving AI agents like Claude the ability to interact directly with laboratory equipment—from microscopes and lasers to robotic arms. Its new Model Hardware Standard (MHS) aims to create a common language between AI and lab machines, potentially allowing AI to run experiments, analyse results and adjust parameters with less human intervention. So, how does it work—and could AI soon run entire experiments on its own?