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Paper candidates for robot-laboratory tasks

Last screened: 2026-10-07. Candidate count: 23.

This is a lightweight discovery list of papers that may support future robot-laboratory task design. Every entry is a CANDIDATE, not a fully read source, reviewed task design, converted task, runnable experiment or asset package. Candidates do not change the repository's reviewed-design or task-package counts.

Scope: experimental papers in Nature, journals whose full titles begin with Nature, or Science. npj journals are excluded. This batch focuses on nonbiological mechanics, materials, fabrication and measurement.

Candidate titles

Paper and official source Journal / year DOI Preliminary task suitability Source access checked
Percolation transition in entangled granular networks Nature Communications / 2025 10.1038/s41467-025-66228-3 Repeated particle preparation and reset, vibration, cluster lifting and weighing suggest a manipulation-and-measurement task HTML + selected Methods accessible; OA
From creep to flow: Granular materials under cyclic shear Nature Communications / 2024 10.1038/s41467-024-48176-6 Comparing particle surfaces, shear histories and repeated tomography suggests a sample-tracking and instrument-coordination task HTML + selected Methods accessible; OA
High-throughput fabrication of soft magneto-origami machines Nature Communications / 2022 10.1038/s41467-022-31900-5 Sheet fabrication, folding, magnetic programming and actuation comparisons suggest a multi-equipment fabrication-and-testing task HTML + selected Methods accessible; OA
Spatially programmable origami networks enable high-density mechanical computing for autonomous robotics Nature Communications / 2025 10.1038/s41467-025-64956-0 Film folding, switch and circuit assembly, mechanical measurements and logic tests suggest a staged assembly-and-verification task HTML + selected Methods accessible; OA
Polymer-inspired mechanical metamaterials Nature Communications / 2026 10.1038/s41467-026-77199-4 Printed synthetic-resin specimen preparation, mechanical testing and image-based strain measurements suggest a materials-testing task HTML + selected Methods accessible; OA
The sands of time run faster near the end Nature Communications / 2017 10.1038/ncomms15551 Hopper assembly, grain loading, air-versus-submerged comparisons and weighing/imaging suggest a multi-condition laboratory task HTML + selected Methods accessible; OA
Anomalous flocking in nonpolar granular Brownian vibrators Nature Communications / 2024 10.1038/s41467-024-50479-7 Particle preparation, platform leveling, density-dependent loading and extended vibration/video measurements suggest a setup-and-observation task HTML + selected Methods accessible; OA

Screening and access limits

  • All seven linked official publisher pages were opened on the screening date. Titles, journal names, publication years and DOIs were checked; abstracts and selected Methods passages were screened for concrete experimental work
  • OA means the publisher labels the article Open Access. Main HTML access does not establish access to every supplement or permission to reuse every source component
  • Complete papers, PDFs, supplementary information, movies, code and raw datasets have not been fully reviewed for this list. No paper-level completeness or reproducibility claim is made
  • Suitability descriptions are preliminary inferences. They identify possible task structure, not extracted operating procedures or evidence that a robot can perform the work
  • Exact DOIs and titles were checked against the existing repository and previously accepted task-design inventory to avoid duplicate candidate entries
  • The entangled-network and polymer-inspired-metamaterials pages list CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Their inclusion is a citation and discovery record, not permission to adapt or redistribute their source content. Other source-component rights require their own check before reuse

Further source review and task conversion are separate work. This list adds no operating parameters, biological-engineering procedures, 3D assets or experimental execution claims.

Additional candidate titles: optics, fluids and mechanics (2026-10-07)

Five additional CANDIDATES are listed below. The original seven entries and their screening notes above are retained. These additions have metadata, abstract and selected experimental-section screening only; they add no reviewed or converted task designs.

Paper and official source Journal / year DOI Preliminary task suitability Source access checked
Rapid sensing of hidden objects and defects using a single-pixel diffractive terahertz sensor Nature Communications / 2023 10.1038/s41467-023-42554-2 Optical-layer assembly, prepared silicon-sample exchange and repeated spectral comparisons suggest a staged setup-and-measurement task Reader HTML; cookie-error marker; OA
Propagation-adaptive 4K computer-generated holography using physics-constrained spatial and Fourier neural operator Nature Communications / 2025 10.1038/s41467-025-62997-z Optical alignment, display-pattern changes and camera-stage depth sweeps suggest an instrument-coordination and image-comparison task Reader HTML; cookie-error marker; OA
Compact light field photography towards versatile three-dimensional vision Nature Communications / 2022 10.1038/s41467-022-31087-9 Lenslet-holder assembly, stage alignment and repeated inert-target calibration across orientations suggest an optical assembly-and-verification task Reader HTML; cookie-error marker; OA
Effects of nonlinearity on Anderson localization of surface gravity waves Nature Communications / 2024 10.1038/s41467-024-49575-5 Water-channel setup, periodic or random obstacle placement and repeated wave imaging suggest a reconfigurable fluid-experiment task Reader HTML; cookie-error marker; OA
Topological mechanical metamaterial for robust and ductile one-way fracturing Nature Communications / 2026 10.1038/s41467-026-69026-7 Cut-sheet specimen preparation, pre-test inspection, mechanical loading and polarized imaging suggest a fabrication-and-testing task Reader HTML; cookie-error marker; OA

Screening scope for these five additions

  • Exact titles, official journal names, publication years and DOIs were checked against the linked publisher pages on 2026-10-07; abstracts and the selected sections below were screened
  • Terahertz sensing: experimental-validation Results and selected Methods on the holder/sample overview and spectroscopy apparatus. Suitability is limited to prepared-sample handling, assembly and measurement; hazardous wafer fabrication and laser qualification remain unresolved
  • Propagation-adaptive holography: Methods, Experimental details
  • Compact light-field photography: Methods, Experimental setup and Camera calibration
  • Surface gravity waves: Results, Experimental setup; Methods, Experiments
  • One-way fracturing: selected experimental Results; Methods, Experiments
  • Access caveat for every addition: Publisher HTML readable through web reader; cookie-error marker reported; PDF/supplement access not verified. This is not a claim of clean live access or complete full-text review. No retry or alternate route was used to resolve the marker; papers with actual access denials or unusable returns were excluded
  • Complete written sources, supplementary information, movies, code and raw datasets were not reviewed for these additions. No PDF, supplement, media or dataset was acquired for this batch
  • Suitability remains a preliminary inference, not a robot-feasibility or experimental-reproduction claim. Apparatus, laser, fabrication and mechanical-test safety need separate qualification before any task conversion
  • Exact titles and DOIs were deduplicated against the seven existing candidates, current public task sources and the previously accepted task-design inventory
  • The first four additions display CC BY 4.0; the one-way-fracturing article displays CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. These are citations and discovery notes, not permission to adapt or redistribute source content; third-party component rights remain unverified

Additional candidate titles: photonics, interfacial physics and modular mechanics (2026-10-07)

Five additional CANDIDATES broaden the list to Nature, Nature Physics and Nature Photonics, alongside Nature Communications. These entries have metadata, abstract and selected experimental-section screening only. All prior entries and screening notes are retained; reviewed-design and task-package counts are unchanged.

Paper and official source Journal / year DOI Preliminary task suitability Source access checked
Degree-of-polarization modulation for high-dimensional optical computing Nature / 2026 10.1038/s41586-026-10891-z Optical assembly, coordinated waveplates, polarimeter calibration and repeated camera comparisons suggest an instrument-configuration-and-validation task Reader HTML; cookie-error marker; OA
Electrification mechanisms in sliding liquid and frozen drops Nature Physics / 2026 10.1038/s41567-026-03449-3 Water/ice preparation and transfer, prepared-substrate placement, temperature coordination and repeated charge measurements suggest a handling-and-instrument task Reader HTML; cookie-error marker; OA
Generating free-space structured light with programmable integrated photonics Nature Photonics / 2024 10.1038/s41566-023-01354-2 Prepared-chip mounting, optical coupling, reference calibration, programmed field changes and camera comparisons suggest an optical setup-and-verification task Reader HTML; cookie-error marker; OA
Super-resolution imaging of limited-size objects Nature Photonics / 2026 10.1038/s41566-025-01839-2 Prepared inert-sample exchange, focusing and positioning, reference calibration, programmed-mask acquisition and drift checks suggest a microscopy measurement task Reader HTML; cookie-error marker; OA
Remote disassembly of electronics-free modular structures Nature Communications / 2026 10.1038/s41467-026-72722-z Printed-part preparation, connector assembly, loading tests and vibration-triggered release suggest a staged manipulation-and-measurement task Reader HTML; cookie-error marker; OA

Screening scope for these five additions

  • Exact titles, official journal names, publication years and DOIs were checked against the linked publisher pages on 2026-10-07; abstracts and the selected sections below were screened
  • Polarization optical computing: Methods, Experimental set-up and Programming the spatial DOP modulator
  • Sliding-drop electrification: Methods, Experimental details. Preliminary suitability is limited to water/ice measurements with prepared substrates; other liquids and coating fabrication require separate safety review
  • Programmable integrated photonics: Calibrating and controlling the photonic mesh; Experimental setup; selected Methods on the prepared photonic circuit
  • Limited-size-object imaging: Methods, Optical set-up; Object positioning and drift correction; Characterization of the vector linear filter. Suitability is limited to prepared inert specimens; specialist sample fabrication is not proposed
  • Modular disassembly: Methods, Fabrication and assembly and Mechanical characterization; selected experimental Results on vibration-triggered release
  • Access caveat for every addition: Publisher HTML readable through web reader; cookie-error marker reported; PDF/supplement access not verified. This is not a claim of clean live access or complete full-text review. No retry or alternate route was used to resolve the marker; denied, unusable or subscription-only sources without the required experimental sections were excluded
  • Complete written sources, supplementary information, movies, code and raw datasets were not reviewed. No PDF, supplement, media or dataset was acquired for this batch
  • Suitability is a preliminary inference, not a robot-feasibility, task-conversion or experimental-reproduction claim. Optical, thermal, electrical, fabrication and mechanical-test safety need separate qualification; no operating parameters are supplied
  • Exact titles and DOIs were deduplicated against the 12 existing candidates, current public task sources and the previously accepted task-design inventory
  • The first four additions display CC BY 4.0; modular disassembly displays CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. These are citations and discovery notes, not permission to adapt or redistribute source content; third-party component rights remain unverified

Additional candidate titles: freezing, droplet dynamics, mechanical materials and acoustics (2026-10-07)

Six additional CANDIDATES have metadata, abstract and selected experimental-section screening only. All prior entries and screening notes are retained; reviewed-design and task-package counts are unchanged.

Paper and official source Journal / year DOI Preliminary task suitability Source access checked
Interfacial ice sprouting during salty water droplet freezing Nature Communications / 2024 10.1038/s41467-024-46518-y Salt-water preparation, prepared-substrate exchange, cooled-stage and Hele-Shaw positioning, microscopy and temperature comparisons suggest a sample-tracking and instrument-coordination task Reader HTML; cookie-error marker; OA
The limit of droplet rebound angle Nature Communications / 2025 10.1038/s41467-025-61300-4 Prepared-patterned-substrate placement, droplet handling, synchronized high-speed imaging/force sensing and repeated comparisons suggest an embodied measurement task Reader HTML; cookie-error marker; OA
Zero modes activation to reconcile floppiness, rigidity, and multistability into an all-in-one class of reprogrammable metamaterials Nature Communications / 2024 10.1038/s41467-024-47180-0 Printed-part preparation and assembly, selective hinge activation, compression measurements and camera-based rotation comparisons suggest a staged reconfiguration-and-testing task Reader HTML; cookie-error marker; OA
Amorphous-amorphous transitions in granular packings Nature Communications / 2025 10.1038/s41467-025-65575-5 Particle-batch preparation, container loading, controlled tapping, settling checks and repeated tomography across shapes and packing states suggest a sample-tracking and instrument-coordination task Reader HTML; cookie-error marker; OA
Integrated mechanical computing for autonomous soft machines Nature Communications / 2024 10.1038/s41467-024-47201-y Prepared printed logic specimens, lattice-frame mounting, mechanical loading and video comparisons of bistable states suggest an assembly-and-verification task Reader HTML; cookie-error marker; OA
Structural reconfiguration of interacting multi-particle systems through parametric pumping Nature Communications / 2025 10.1038/s41467-025-59631-3 Prepared-particle loading, acoustic-trap setup, pressure sensing and synchronized camera tracking suggest a multi-instrument configuration-comparison task Reader HTML; cookie-error marker; OA

Screening scope for these six additions

  • Exact titles, official journal names, publication years and DOIs were checked against the linked publisher pages on 2026-10-07 and independently cross-checked with selected experimental passages
  • Ice sprouting: Methods, Preparation of surfaces and fluids; Droplet icing experiments; Temperature measurements of icing droplets. Suitability is limited to salt-water measurements with prepared substrates
  • Droplet rebound: Methods, Droplet impacting process; High-speed photography; Force measurement. Suitability is limited to water tests with prepared patterned substrates; hazardous surface fabrication is not proposed
  • Zero-mode metamaterials: Methods, Fabrication; Compression test; Mechanical signal guiding through biaxial zero modes
  • Granular packings: selected Methods, Experiment, covering particle batches, packing-state comparisons and tomography
  • Mechanical computing: Methods, Material characterization; Fabrication of integrated mechanical computing systems; Mechanical characterization; Experimental analysis of computational propagation of mechanical signals. Suitability is limited to prepared dry mechanical components
  • Acoustic reconfiguration: Methods, Acoustic levitation experiments; selected Results on repeated particle-configuration comparisons
  • Access caveat for every addition: Publisher HTML readable through web reader; cookie-error marker reported; PDF/supplement access not verified. This is not a claim of clean live access or complete full-text review. No retry or alternate route was used to resolve the marker; denied or unusable sources were excluded
  • Complete written sources, supplementary information, movies, code and raw datasets were not reviewed. No PDF, supplement, media or dataset was acquired for this batch
  • Suitability is a preliminary inference, not a robot-feasibility, task-conversion or experimental-reproduction claim. Surface chemistry, fabrication, cold/electrical apparatus, mechanical loading, ultrasound, particle containment, X-ray tomography and the acoustic apparatus's X-ray de-ionizer need separate safety qualification; no operating parameters are supplied
  • Exact titles and DOIs were deduplicated against the 17 existing candidates, current public task sources and the previously accepted task-design inventory
  • Ice sprouting, zero-mode metamaterials and mechanical computing display CC BY 4.0. Droplet rebound, granular packings and acoustic reconfiguration display CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. These are citations and discovery notes, not permission to adapt or redistribute source content; third-party component rights remain unverified