About the Lab

Based in the Bay Area and originating from Catalyze Impact, Porcupine Labs is an independent research organization dedicated to the governance and safety of automated scientific infrastructure.

Research Approach

As artificial intelligence systems increasingly direct physical laboratory hardware, traditional safeguards that evaluate upstream text or intent cannot verify the moment an instrument moves material. Operating independently of model-layer benchmarks, we develop stateful verification methodologies and reconstructability frameworks to empirically evaluate execution-layer behavior.

Mission

Our mission is to close the last-mile governance gap between AI agents and physical laboratory hardware by building open specifications, transparent standards, and independent evidence for safe autonomous science.