Aug 27 : Anthropic on Thursday rolled out a research preview of "Model Hardware Standard", a framework for AI agents to operate physical devices in scientific research and advanced manufacturing.The MHS enables AI agents to operate lab and manufacturing instruments such as microscopes and robotic arms in tand

The Model Hardware Standard (MHS) works with any AI model, not just Claude, but for now only a handful of companies can access the research preview.

The Model Hardware Standard is initially available in a research preview, but Anthropic plans to open source it in the future.