# Ginkgo launches Cloud Lab, letting outside scientists send experiments to its robotic lab in Boston

Canonical page: https://technooptimist.io/stories/ginkgo-launches-cloud-lab-letting-outside-scientists-send-experiments-f0fbb86e
Date: 2 Mar 2026
About: [Ginkgo Bioworks](https://technooptimist.io/companies/ginkgo-bioworks.md) · [Ginkgo Automation and Datapoints](https://technooptimist.io/biotech/ginkgo-automation.md)
Original source: https://www.contractpharma.com/breaking-news/ginkgo-bioworks-launches-ginkgo-cloud-lab/

Researchers can submit a lab protocol online and get a feasibility check and price quote from an AI agent, then have it run on Ginkgo's modular robot carts at its Boston facility. Ginkgo pitches it as a way to replace hand work at the lab bench.

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