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Aerial photograph of a forest canopy with green, red and yellow autumn leaves

Google releases ForTy forest map with a 2020 baseline and annual change layers

ForTy separates natural forest, planted forest and tree-based farming at 10-meter resolution, with a 2020 baseline and an early annual series through 2025.

October 24, 2026 · 2 min read

Pipetting channels and sample trays on a Biomek NXP laboratory robot

Google Research uses a digital twin to check lab-agent commands before execution

The VERID research tracks equipment, reagents and available volume. It illustrates why valid code needs another check before controlling a physical experiment.

October 16, 2026 · 2 min read

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Google releases ForTy forest map with a 2020 baseline and annual change layers

Google Research uses a digital twin to check lab-agent commands before execution

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