“…Some progress has been made. However, a standardized language [4], standard protocols for communication and standard interface hardware between robots, instruments and a computer or a sequencer [5], similar to the 'MIDI' system for musical instruments [6], have to be established as soon as possible, before many robotic systems of various types, concepts and protocols are used. This would allow many types of robots with languages that are not presently compatible with each other to be coupled together and employed widely in laboratories.…”