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Phys · · 756 words · By Christine Fennessy
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Researchers at Lehigh University have developed Dr. Claw, an open-source AI research assistant designed to unify various scientific workflow tasks into a single interface. The tool aims to accelerate the research process by integrating large language models for tasks such as literature reviews and paper drafting.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://phys.org/news/2026-05-source-ai-workflow.html

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“Lehigh University researchers have built the first "AI for Science" software tool designed to support the entire project workflow for research scientists.”
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Web search results discuss 'The AI Scientist' and 'Novix', but none of the provided evidence mentions Lehigh University researchers building a tool that supports the entire project workflow for research scientists.
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web search NEUTRAL — Conceptual overview of The AI Scientist workflow, including coming up with research ideas, implementing experiments, executing those experiments, writing the paper, and reviewing it. New Results: The …
https://sakana.ai/ai-scientist-nature/
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web search NEUTRAL — Novix is an AI agentic co-scientist that accelerates scientific research from novel idea generation to experimental validation. Free to try.
https://novix.science/
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web search NEUTRAL — An guide to the 12 best AI tools that people are actually using, including the best AI assistants, video generators, automation tools, app builders, and more.
https://www.synthesia.io/post/ai-tools
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“Dr. Claw is an open-source, full-stack AI research assistant”
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Search results mention 'OpenClaw' and 'ClawX', but there is no mention of a tool specifically named 'Dr. Claw' as an open-source full-stack AI research assistant.
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web search NEUTRAL — OpenClaw — The AI that actually does things. Your personal assistant on any platform.
https://openclaw.ai/
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web search NEUTRAL — ClawX is an open-source desktop AI research assistant built on the OpenClaw ecosystem. Runs 24/7 on your computer, autonomously browsing the web, monitoring data sources, and delivering AI-powered res…
https://claw-x.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Awesome OpenClaw Skills. OpenClaw is a locally-running AI assistant that operates directly on your machine. Skills extend its capabilities, allowing it to interact with external services, automate wor…
https://github.com/VoltAgent/awesome-openclaw-skills
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“Lichao Sun, an assistant professor of computer science and engineering in the P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science, and head of the team that developed Dr. Claw.”
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Web search confirms Lichao Sun is an assistant professor of computer science and engineering at Lehigh University's P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science. However, no evidence in the search results links him to the development of 'Dr. Claw'.
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web search NEUTRAL — Assistant Professor. Computer Science & Engineering. lis221@lehigh.edu. 610-758-4079. Room 325, Building C.Education. Ph.D., Computer Science, University of Illinois at Chicago.
https://engineering.lehigh.edu/faculty/lichao-sun
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web search NEUTRAL — Lehigh University researcher Yu Yang, an assistant professor of computer science and engineering, recently received a grant from the National Science Foundation to develop a model that can estimate an…
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1064218
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web search NEUTRAL — Computer Science and Engineering. College of Engineering.Finally, the presentation will explore ongoing challenges and future directions in AIGC. Dr. Lichao Sun is an assistant professor in the Depart…
https://cse.nd.edu/events/advances-and-trustworthiness-in-ai…
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“It's supported by three of the most powerful large language models (LLMs): Anthropic's Claude Code, Google's Gemini CLI, and OpenAI's Codex.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of medical doctor profiles in California and is completely irrelevant to AI models or Dr. Claw.
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web search NEUTRAL — Dr. Andrew Hall, MD, is an Internal Medicine specialist practicing in Carlsbad, CA with 32 years of experience. This provider currently accepts 65 insurance plans including Medicare and Medicaid.
https://doctor.webmd.com/doctor/andrew-hall-4670180d-3805-47…
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https://www.ortho1.com/kristopher-downing-md-orthopedic-surg…
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“Our group was the first to publish a paper discussing ChatGPT's potential to change the world”
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The provided evidence consists of movie release schedules from AlloCiné and is completely irrelevant to academic papers on ChatGPT.
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“Sun and five of his Ph.D. students built the software in just three months.”
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The provided evidence consists of Zhihu posts about dancing and wallpapers and is completely irrelevant to the development of software by Lichao Sun.
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https://www.zhihu.com/zvideo/1707194327984398336
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https://www.zhihu.com/question/495809765
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https://www.zhihu.com/question/505340421
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“Since its public release in mid-March, Dr. Claw has gained significant traction on GitHub (approaching 1,000 stars on the developer platform).”
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Search results mention 'claw-code' and 'Dify', but there is no evidence regarding a 'Dr. Claw' release in mid-March or its specific GitHub star count.
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web search NEUTRAL — [!WARNING] cargo install claw-code installs the wrong thing. The claw-code crate on crates.io is a deprecated stub that places claw-code-deprecated.exe — not claw. Running it only prints "claw-code ha…
https://github.com/ultraworkers/claw-code
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web search NEUTRAL — We are proud to have surpassed 100,000 GitHub stars, a milestone made possible by our global open-source community.Today, we're thrilled to announce that Dify has surpassed 100,000 stars on GitHub, pl…
https://dify.ai/blog/100k-stars-on-github-thank-you-to-our-a…
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“Sun's work also earned him an invitation to the advisory board of the 2026 AI Scientists Conference (AISC) at the University of Toronto.”
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While the University of Toronto and Lichao Sun are confirmed to exist, there is no evidence in the search results regarding an invitation to an advisory board for a 2026 AI Scientists Conference (AISC).
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web search NEUTRAL — The University of Toronto is a globally top-ranked public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.There’s so much to experience on our three campuses — and UTogether can help you navigate our …
https://www.utoronto.ca/
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web search NEUTRAL — Lichao Sun is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at Lehigh University. He obtained his Ph.D. from the Department of Computer Science at University of Illinois at Chicago in 202…
https://engineering.lehigh.edu/faculty/lichao-sun
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web search NEUTRAL — Founded in 1827, the University of Toronto is Canada’s top university with a long history of challenging the impossible and transforming society through the ingenuity and resolve of its faculty, stude…
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXmZkD_OFXayyq8Pr3c13ow
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“Mayuresh Kothare, Lehigh's R.L. McCann Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and the Rossin College's associate dean for research.”
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