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Autonomous Research Agents

Build research agents that autonomously explore and discover

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Research Agents Transform Knowledge Work

Research takes weeks of manual work: searching papers, reading documents, synthesizing findings, writing reports. Research agents automate this. They explore literature autonomously, analyze findings, validate claims, and generate comprehensive reports. What takes researchers 40 hours takes agents 8 hours.

Interactive: Research Phase Explorer

Explore the four phases of autonomous research:

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Explore
Phase 1 of 4
Duration
2-4 hours
Output
50-100 sources

Agent searches literature, databases, and web for relevant information. Discovers papers, datasets, experts, and related work.

Why Automate Research?

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Speed: 5-10x faster than manual research. Complete literature reviews in hours, not days.
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Breadth: Agents read 100+ papers vs human's 10-20. Find connections humans miss.
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Consistency: No fatigue, no bias from reading order. Every source gets equal attention.
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Scalability: Run 10 research projects in parallel. One agent per topic, operating simultaneously.
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Cost: $50-200 per research project vs $2K-5K for human researcher (40 hours @ $50-125/hr).

Real-World Impact

A biotech company used research agents to analyze 500+ papers on CRISPR techniques in 12 hours. Human team estimated 3 weeks. The agent identified 8 promising approaches, 3 of which were novel combinations not explicitly discussed in any single paper.

A VC firm deploys research agents to analyze new market sectors. Each agent produces a 20-page report with 50+ citations in 8 hours. Cost: $100/report vs $5K for consultant. They now research 10x more sectors per quarter, finding investment opportunities competitors miss.

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The Autonomous Advantage

Research agents don't replace human researchers - they amplify them. Agents handle breadth (surveying 100+ sources), humans handle depth (evaluating top 10 findings). This division of labor lets researchers focus on insight and strategy instead of information gathering. The result: 10x research productivity.