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A Practical Flake Segmentation and Indexing Pipeline for Automated 2D Material Stacking
Yutao Li, Logan Sherlock, Ryan Benderson, Daniel Ostrom, Huandong Chen, Kazuhiro Fujita, Abhay Pasupathy
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.01826

A Practical Flake Segmentation and Indexing Pipeline for Automated 2D Material Stacking
A cost-effective and robust image-processing pipeline is presented for the detection and characterization of exfoliated two-dimensional (2D) material flakes in optical microscope images, designed to facilitate automation in van der Waals heterostructure assembly. The system combines shallow machine learning (ML)-based material classification with a precision-first flake detection algorithm driven by edge morphology and color discontinuity. Step edges are resolved when supported by optical contr…

Thoma Bravo buys customer service automation software provider Verint for $1.23B in cash, days after its $12.3B purchase of HR software provider Dayforce (Ryan Gould/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-25/tho…

Blackstone agrees to acquire a majority stake in NetBrain, valuing the Burlington, Massachusetts-based network operations and automation company at $750M (Ryan Gould/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-…

Secure API-Driven Research Automation to Accelerate Scientific Discovery
Tyler J. Skluzacek, Paul Bryant, A. J. Ruckman, Daniel Rosendo, Suzanne Prentice, Michael J. Brim, Ryan Adamson, Sarp Oral, Mallikarjun Shankar, Rafael Ferreira da Silva
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.11950

Secure API-Driven Research Automation to Accelerate Scientific Discovery
The Secure Scientific Service Mesh (S3M) provides API-driven infrastructure to accelerate scientific discovery through automated research workflows. By integrating near real-time streaming capabilities, intelligent workflow orchestration, and fine-grained authorization within a service mesh architecture, S3M revolutionizes programmatic access to high performance computing (HPC) while maintaining uncompromising security. This framework allows intelligent agents and experimental facilities to dyn…

Safe and Transparent Robots for Human-in-the-Loop Meat Processing
Sagar Parekh, Casey Grothoff, Ryan Wright, Robin White, Dylan P. Losey
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.14763 https:/…

Safe and Transparent Robots for Human-in-the-Loop Meat Processing
Labor shortages have severely affected the meat processing sector. Automated technology has the potential to support the meat industry, assist workers, and enhance job quality. However, existing automation in meat processing is highly specialized, inflexible, and cost intensive. Instead of forcing manufacturers to buy a separate device for each step of the process, our objective is to develop general-purpose robotic systems that work alongside humans to perform multiple meat processing tasks. T…