# Funding and Culture

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## [About the Funding and Culture category](https://accelerated-discovery.org/t/about-the-funding-and-culture-category/554)

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**Author:** [@npaulson](https://accelerated-discovery.org/u/npaulson)\
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## [Lab autonomy hall of fame](https://accelerated-discovery.org/t/lab-autonomy-hall-of-fame/565)

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**Author:** [@npaulson](https://accelerated-discovery.org/u/npaulson)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 19, 2025, 6:30pm UTC](https://accelerated-discovery.org/t/lab-autonomy-hall-of-fame/565 "2025-09-19T18:30:04Z")

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A challenge in talking to funding agencies is justifying the efficacy of autonomous laboratories in scientific achievement. What are the most convincing and impressive examples of laboratory autonomy accelerating science…

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## [Benchmarks and performance metrics for lab autonomy](https://accelerated-discovery.org/t/benchmarks-and-performance-metrics-for-lab-autonomy/566)

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**Author:** [@npaulson](https://accelerated-discovery.org/u/npaulson)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 27, 2025, 12:36pm UTC](https://accelerated-discovery.org/t/benchmarks-and-performance-metrics-for-lab-autonomy/566 "2025-08-27T12:36:15Z")

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What are the best ways to quantify the performance of an autonomous laboratory? How do we formulate benchmark problems to help compare different autonomous laboratories? How can we leverage these benchmarks and metrics t…