Adapting robotic protocols between labs

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions executable by a processor, the instructions comprising:

• instructions for accessing a first lab protocol to be performed by a first robot in a first lab, the first lab protocol including a set of steps, each step associated with one or more of an operation, lab equipment within the first lab, and a reagent within the first lab;
• instructions for, for each of one or more of the set of steps, modifying the step by one or more of:
• identifying one or more replacement operations that, when performed, achieve an equivalent or substantially similar result as a performance of the operation associated with the step;
• identifying replacement equipment that operates substantially similar to the lab equipment associated with the step;
• and
• identifying one or more replacement reagents that, when substituted for the reagent associated with the step, do not substantially affect the performance of the step;
• instructions for generating a modified lab protocol by replacing one or more of the set of steps of the first lab protocol with the one or more modified steps;
• instructions for selecting, from a set of candidate labs, a second lab including a second robot that can perform the modified lab protocol, wherein each of the set of candidate labs include the identified replacement equipment and one or more identified replacement reagents for each of the replaced steps;
• and
• instructions for configuring the second robot to perform the modified lab protocol in the second lab.

A computer system comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to:
• access a first lab protocol to be performed by a first robot in a first lab, the first lab protocol including a set of steps, each step associated with one or more of an operation, lab equipment within the first lab, and a reagent within the first lab;
• for each of one or more of the set of steps, modify the step by one or more of:
• identifying one or more replacement operations that, when performed, achieve an equivalent or substantially similar result as a performance of the operation associated with the step;
• identifying replacement equipment that operates substantially similar to the lab equipment associated with the step;
• and
• identifying one or more replacement reagents that, when substituted for the reagent associated with the step, do not substantially affect the performance of the step;
• generate a modified lab protocol by replacing one or more of the set of steps of the first lab protocol with the one or more modified steps;
• select, from a set of candidate labs, a second lab including a second robot that can perform the modified lab protocol, wherein each of the set of candidate labs include the identified replacement equipment and one or more identified replacement reagents for each of the replaced steps;
• and
• configure the second robot to perform the modified lab protocol in the second lab.