Human-inspired vs. hardware-centric vs. human-in-the-loop design approaches

[sgbaird]

For example, when purchasing equipment:

• Getting something programmable to begin with vs. replacing mechanical potentiometers and buttons with digital ones vs. using automated "volume" turners and button pushers vs. using a general-purpose robot arm

re: https://chemrxiv.org/engage/chemrxiv/article-details/654e5f25dbd7c8b54b063ab3