Wuhan AI Research Institute, located in Wuhan East Lake High-tech Development Zone (Optics Valley of China, or OVC), has unveiled the nation's first ScienceClaw, a groundbreaking research assistant. Since its launch on April 29, ScienceClaw has been adopted by over 1,000 institutions nationwide, serving more than 10,000 researchers.

A batch of intelligent agents is implemented in key scenarios in Wuhan. [Photo provided to chinaopticsvalley.com]

ScienceClaw is powered by the institute's self-developed Zidu Taichu 4.0 multimodal model and stands out for its ability to both "think" and "act".

"ScienceClaw functions as the 'chief coordinator' of research tasks," explained Wang Jinqiao, director of the Wuhan AI Research Institute. It is equipped with various "expert" agents, including discipline-specific, code, and search agents.

Once researchers propose an idea, ScienceClaw can automatically understand the requirements, break down tasks, and assign them to different agents for literature review, code writing, data analysis, and tool utilization. In suitable scenarios, it can also integrate with laboratory equipment to participate in experiments and provide feedback, ultimately generating traceable and verifiable research reports.

Industry-specific intelligent agents in Wuhan become practical productivity tools. [Photo provided to chinaopticsvalley.com]

The launch of ScienceClaw demonstrates that AI is evolving beyond simply answering questions. It now integrates the entire research process – from literature review to experiment execution and report generation. This "digital colleague" is expected to help shorten innovation cycles, reduce trial-and-error costs, and provide new tools for technological breakthroughs.

Wuhan plans to develop over 200 industry-specific intelligent agents, focusing on key areas such as industrial manufacturing, education, and cultural tourism. The goal is to drive more real-world applications and form closed-loop solutions.

Wuhan aims to become a mega-scale AI city. [Photo provided to chinaopticsvalley.com]