Anthropic opened the first research-preview phase of the Model Hardware Standard (MHS), a shared interface so AI agents can discover and safely operate physical lab and manufacturing equipment.

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  • ✓Provides standardized machine-interface protocols for AI agents to discover and operate lab and manufacturing equipment;
  • ✓Early partners including Genentech cut hardware integration time from days/weeks down to hours;
  • ✓Open to Claude Code developers working on physical device drivers and instrumentation to expand the standard.
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