LabTwin

LabTwin is an AI-driven, voice-controlled digital lab assistant designed to help researchers capture data, access information, and manage workflows hands-free during experiments. Built for modern laboratories where sterility, multitasking, and traceability are critical, LabTwin brings real-time voice interaction into scientific environments.

By enabling hands-free logging, real-time documentation, and seamless integration with digital lab systems, it reduces human error, boosts reproducibility, and enhances overall lab efficiency.

What LabTwin Does

LabTwin acts like a voice-enabled laboratory co-pilot, supporting researchers by:

• Recording notes, observations, and measurements hands-free
• Creating tasks, timers, and reminders via voice
• Pulling up SOPs, protocols, and checklists on command
• Capturing photos and associating data with experiments
• Syncing entries with ELNs such as Labfolder
• Enabling automated transcription and real-time data capture
• Providing voice-triggered access to lab information systems

Its mobile-first design allows easy use in wet lab environments where typing is impractical.

Why LabTwin?

A. Hands-Free Operation

In sterile, glove-on, or hazardous environments, manual data entry is inconvenient or impossible.
LabTwin allows researchers to:

• Speak their observations
• Log experiment progress
• Record deviations in real time

This eliminates gaps between “doing the experiment” and “writing the notes later.”

B. Real-Time, Accurate Documentation

Delayed transcription leads to:

• Lost details
• Reduced reproducibility
• Incomplete experiment logs

By capturing data immediately, LabTwin improves:

• Traceability
• Accuracy
• Data integrity
• Compliance readiness

C. Integration With Labfolder and Other Systems

LabTwin synchronizes with:

• Labfolder ELN
• Laboperator workflows
• Inventory systems
• Protocol libraries
• Task and project management tools

This forms a continuous digital ecosystem—voice notes captured in the lab immediately populate downstream records.

D. AI-Enhanced Assistance

LabTwin uses natural language processing to:

• Extract structured data
• Tag experimental parameters
• Identify action items
• Convert voice logs into clean digital entries

Over time, it adapts to lab-specific terminology.

Key Features

1. Voice Dictation for Lab Notes

Record experiment steps, results, anomalies, and calculations simply by speaking.

2. Access to Protocols and Checklists

Say:
“LabTwin, open my PCR protocol”
and it retrieves the document instantly.

3. Smart Timers & Reminders

Hands-free timers for incubation, centrifugation, or reagent steps.

4. Mobile App for Photos & Data

Take photos of:

• Gels
• Cultures
• Instrument screens
• Sample positions

all tagged and logged automatically.

5. Offline Mode

Useful in basement labs, cleanrooms, or areas without stable Wi-Fi.

6. Security & Compliance

• Enterprise-grade encryption
• Audit trails
• Secure cloud storage
• Controlled user permissions

Strengths

• Hands-free data entry significantly enhances workflow efficiency
• Reduces error and improves reproducibility
• Perfect for wet labs, animal facilities, field studies
• Integrates with Labforward ecosystem for seamless workflow
• AI-driven structuring saves time in documentation
• Speeds up protocol execution and adherence
• Enhances compliance and audit readiness

Limitations

• Requires clear voice input, noisy environments can reduce accuracy
• Not fully suited for computational labs where keyboard workflows dominate
• Mobile-based usage might feel limiting for some teams
• Custom integrations may require institutional IT support
• Subscription cost can be a factor for small labs