Ginkgo Bioworks expands autonomous lab network to Caltech, MIT, Maryland and Northwestern

DNA•2026-08-05

Expanded autonomous lab network

Ginkgo Bioworks expanded its autonomous lab network with four new cloud-accessible lab initiatives at Caltech, MIT, Maryland and Northwestern.

The projects add new nodes to NSF’s PCL Test Bed network; the MIT Media Lab node is funded via a Massachusetts Life Sciences Center grant.

The deployment plan calls for Reconfigurable Automation Carts with Catalyst Software to enable remote, “walk-away” lab automation.

The Maryland node is slated for about 11 automation carts, while the Northwestern node is slated for five, extending Ginkgo’s installed automation footprint.

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