Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Researchers often spend significant time manually configuring, coordinating, and monitoring disparate laboratory instruments, leading to inefficiencies, errors, and difficulty reproducing experiments.
Solution
Carbon offers a unified software platform that connects to a wide range of lab hardware—including cryostats, vector network analyzers, RF sources, and measurement devices—through standardized interfaces. The system schedules and automates measurement sequences, monitors instrument status (e.g., temperature stability), and logs metadata automatically. An AI‑driven assistant can interpret device responses, trigger conditional actions, and suggest workflow optimizations, moving labs toward autonomous operation. Results are stored in a versioned data layer and can be analyzed directly in integrated Python notebooks or visualized on live dashboards. Access controls and team permissions enable collaborative projects while maintaining data governance.
Target Audience
Primary users are research scientists, lab engineers, and technical staff in academic, government, or industrial laboratories that operate complex instrumentation and require reproducible, automated measurement workflows.
Features
- Centralized hardware control via TCP/IP, GPIB, USB, and other instrument drivers
- AI assistant that parses instrument feedback, manages conditional logic, and proposes workflow adjustments
- Automated experiment scheduling, condition monitoring (e.g., temperature setpoints), and error‑queue handling
- Integrated Python notebook environment for custom measurement scripts and data analysis
- Real‑time dashboards for live monitoring, control panels, and result visualization
- Versioned, governed data layer that stores raw files, metadata, and analysis outputs
- Role‑based access management for teams, projects, and compliance requirements