# ML001: Medra robot

Canonical ID: `44ac8349-912f-4e3b-b1ae-512ded04893a`

- **Slug:** ml001
- **Form factor:** other
- **Maturity stage:** pilot
- **Lifecycle:** active
- **Deployments registered:** 0

## Deployments

_No deployments registered for this model._

## Supply chain

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this model's suppliers._

_Suppliers appear when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._

## Common questions

### What is ML001?

Medra Lab 001 (ML001) is a 38,000 sq ft fully autonomous wet-lab in San Francisco where hundreds of off-the-shelf robots run continuous, closed-loop experiments across antibody discovery, protein engineering, gene editing, and cell biology. Built in 77 days and opened in April 2026, it serves as the flagship deployment platform for Medra's Physical AI Scientist system.

### Is ML001 actually deployed in the real world?

ML001 is at the pilot stage: a trial is reported, but no deployment is yet verified at a named site on the DEPLOY registry. Manufacturer capability claims should be read as claims pending independent verification.

### Who makes ML001?

ML001 is made by Medra, based in San Francisco, California, USA, founded in 2022.

### What are alternatives to ML001?

On the DEPLOY registry, comparable other robots to ML001 include Clean Water Pathfinder, RecycleOS, August Robotics Drilling Robot, Lionel.

### How does ML001 compare to Clean Water Pathfinder?

ML001 and Clean Water Pathfinder (ACWA Robotics · 2 deployments) are both other robots on the DEPLOY registry. ML001 has 0 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.

### What is ML001's maturity stage?

ML001 is at the pilot stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Pilot stage means at least one named-customer trial deployment is verified.

### Where is ML001 deployed?

No verified deployments of ML001 are currently on the DEPLOY registry. DEPLOY records deployments only when verified at a named site with a primary source; absence may reflect pre-deployment, research, or manufacturer-internal use.


## Sources (2)

1. https://www.hpcwire.com/off-the-wire/medra-launches-ai-experimentalist-and-announces-darpa-collaboration/
2. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/amichlee_today-we-are-unveiling-medra-lab-001-38000-activity-7453111987888316417-Zhgm

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