I'm exploring a sample-handling experiment and the SmolVLA article is on my reading list. I'd start with empty capped tubes and a fixed rack, without actual samples. My worry is that a successful transfer says very little about contamination or traceability. Would you keep the learning experiment completely separate from the lab workflow until those questions are answered?
https://huggingface.co/blog/smolvla

June 2025 research release. Demonstration results are not a production reliability guarantee.
Research demonstration: Hugging Face SmolVLA team · · Source record