Robot-generated Open Access Data (ROAD)
Aim of the two year project:
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to investigate the use of current open-source digital repository software
to enable the automatic curation of robot-generated experimental data and
metadata
The intention is to demonstrate the feasibility of using current
open-source digital repository software for management of data acquired
directly from automatic integrated laboratory equipment, specifically the
Robot Scientist 1 created at UWA.
It is expected that the project will also contribute to research on the
sharing of experimental data as well as providing a case study for similar
scientific installations in other institutions and for other scientific
domains. The vision for data repositories in Digital Repositories
Roadmap: looking forward 2 has an information environment in which raw
research data is made available on an open access basis. This vision
includes the idea of direct linking between laboratory equipment and a
departmental or institutional repository. The link with the Robot Scientist
constitutes a sophisticated demonstration of this vision.
Lead institution
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University of Wales Aberystwyth (UWA)