01RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE
COMPUTE
Computing resources for experimentation, development, simulation, AI workloads, and research systems.
CPU / GPU COMPUTEAI WORKLOADSLOCAL INFERENCESIMULATIONDEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENTS
01BARKLY / LAAS
LABORATORYAS ASERVICE.
Research infrastructure should not have to be rebuilt from zero every time someone wants to experiment.
LAAS explores a reusable infrastructure layer surrounding research: computing, networking, engineering tools, documentation, AI, security, safety, and collaboration.
LABORATORY AS A SERVICERESEARCH INFRASTRUCTUREBARKLY LABS
LAAS / SYSTEM 01
02
THE IDEA
A LAB SHOULD BEMORE THAN A BUILDING.
Research requires more than physical space.
A functioning laboratory depends on the infrastructure surrounding the research itself.
That includes computing, networks, engineering tools, documentation, security, AI systems, reference architectures, safety practices, technical standards, and the knowledge created through experimentation.
LAAS treats those components as infrastructure that can be designed, maintained, reused, and improved.
03
THE INFRASTRUCTURE
BUILDINGBLOCKS.
LAAS is not one laboratory design. It is an infrastructure model that can be adapted to different laboratories, projects, organizations, and communities.
R&DINFRA
02CONNECTED INFRASTRUCTURE
NETWORKING
Network infrastructure connecting machines, devices, laboratories, services, and people.
LAB NETWORKSDEVICE CONNECTIONSERVICE NETWORKINGREMOTE ACCESSSYSTEM MONITORING
03BUILDING SYSTEMS
ENGINEERING
Reusable engineering environments for software, hardware, embedded systems, robotics, and experimentation.
SOFTWAREHARDWAREEMBEDDED SYSTEMSROBOTICSPROTOTYPING
04INTELLIGENT INFRASTRUCTURE
AI SYSTEMS
AI infrastructure designed to support people, projects, research, interfaces, and connected systems.
CYN-XLOCAL AICOMPUTER VISIONAI INTERFACESHUMAN-AI COLLABORATION
05KNOWLEDGE INFRASTRUCTURE
DOCUMENTATION
Documentation is part of the infrastructure. Systems should be understandable enough to operate, modify, and improve.
TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATIONREFERENCE ARCHITECTURESOPERATIONSRESEARCH NOTESSYSTEM KNOWLEDGE
06RESPONSIBLE INFRASTRUCTURE
SECURITY + SAFETY
Security, privacy, safety, consent, and human oversight are treated as components of the system itself.
SECURITYPRIVACYACCESS CONTROLSAFETYHUMAN OVERSIGHT
04
REFERENCE ARCHITECTURE
THELAB STACK.
The laboratory becomes a system.
Physical infrastructure, digital infrastructure, intelligent systems, documentation, and people can operate as connected layers rather than isolated components.
The exact implementation can change. The architecture provides the shared foundation.
01PEOPLE
02RESEARCH
03COMPUTE
04NETWORK
05AI
06HARDWARE
07SOFTWARE
08DOCUMENTATION
09SECURITY
010COMMUNITY
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INFRASTRUCTURE LIFECYCLE
BUILD.LEARN.
01
DEFINE
Identify the research problem, people, requirements, and constraints.
02
DESIGN
Design the infrastructure, interfaces, architecture, and operating model.
03
BUILD
Construct the physical and digital systems required for the work.
04
DOCUMENT
Record how the system works so other people can understand it.
05
OPERATE
Run the infrastructure and learn from real-world use.
06
IMPROVE
Iterate on the infrastructure as new information becomes available.
07
SHARE
Make reusable knowledge, tooling, and architecture available to others.
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DESIGN PRINCIPLES
INFRASTRUCTUREFOR PEOPLE.
INFRASTRUCTURE SHOULD BE REUSABLE
Research infrastructure should not have to be rebuilt from zero for every project.
DOCUMENTATION IS INFRASTRUCTURE
A system that cannot be understood, operated, or modified by people is incomplete.
PEOPLE STAY IN THE LOOP
Automation and intelligent systems should expand human capability while preserving human oversight.
BUILD FOR MODIFICATION
LAAS should provide building blocks that can be adapted to different laboratories, projects, and communities.
LAAS
BARKLY / ECOSYSTEM
BUILD ONCE.LEARN TOGETHER.
The long-term vision is a network of laboratories and builders contributing improvements back into a shared ecosystem.
LAB→RESEARCH→DOCUMENTATION→IMPROVEMENT→SHARING→NEW LABS
07 / THE VISION
A LABDOESN'T HAVE TO START FROM ZERO.
LAAS is a long-term vision for reusable research infrastructure that can grow alongside the people building it.