The Atlas
A map of what I know — and what I'm learning
The Atlas is a structured, growing collection of articles on automation, biological engineering, and the software behind them. Browse by topic rather than by date — it's meant to be a resource you can actually learn from.
Lab automation
Getting robots and instruments to run real science, reliably.
Liquid handling
Automated pipetting and liquid-handling robots.
1 articleRobotic arms
Moving labware and samples — arms, grippers and motion (like the iSWAP).
Coming soonInstrument firmware
Talking to lab instruments at the firmware level.
Coming soonAutomation principles
What makes automation reliable, reproducible and maintainable.
2 articlesBiological engineering
Designing and building biological systems on purpose.
Software & data
The code and analysis behind good experiments.
Computer science
Useful ideas from CS, when they actually apply.