Writing
Notes from the bench
Protocol execution, reproducibility, and what changes when every run leaves a record.
The archive
3 pieces2026
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When the expert walks out the door
The protocol stays in the shared drive. The judgment that makes it work leaves with the person.
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Your methods section records intent, not execution
Papers say what we meant to do. Results depend on what we actually did at the bench.
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We standardized the robots. Now let's standardize the humans.
Instruments now have a shared standard for AI agents. The human side of the bench still has nothing.