In the make and test phases, robotic platforms take over the physical work. A liquid-handling robot or robotic arm prepares the proposed sample, moves it between stations, and delivers it to an instrument that measures it. Because the same machine performs the same motions every time, the sample is handled identically on every cycle, and the measurement is recorded automatically rather than written down by a person.
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That ring only closes if the middle of it runs without a person. So the make and test phases are handed to machines. A robotic arm picks up the sample the model asked for and moves it through the stations.
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