Lab Automation Example
Robotic Vial Handling System for Parallel Experiments
A 3-axis robot that moves vials between temperature-controlled plates for up to 16 simultaneous experiments.
Sciotex built a 3-axis robotic system that picks up and relocates vials between hot and cold plates at an experimental station with 1,280 vial positions. Up to 16 independent experiments run simultaneously, each with user-created plate temperature profiles and pick profiles of up to 40 vials.
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Pick and place
High-capacity station
Run in parallel
Temperature profiles
Example Overview
Automating Thermal Experiments with Robotics
Why automate vial handling?
Experiments that cycle samples between temperatures, such as stability, crystallization or reaction studies, need vials moved at exact times, often around the clock. Done by hand, timing drifts and running many experiments at once is impractical.
This system schedules the moves for up to 16 independent experiments, each with its own plate temperature profile and vial pick profile. The robot works through all 1,280 positions on time, so researchers get many parallel, repeatable experiments from one station.
At a glance
- Robot
- 3-axis pick and place
- Capacity
- 1,280 vial positions
- Parallel runs
- Up to 16 independent experiments
- Temperature
- User-created hot and cold plate profiles
- Pick profiles
- Up to 40 vials per profile
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How It Works
How the Robotic Vial System Works
Scheduling across experiments is the hard part; the software keeps every move on time.
Up to 16, each independent.
Hot and cold plate profiles.
Up to 40 vials per profile.
The robot moves vials on schedule.
Moves and temperatures are logged.
What the System Does
Automation Built for Parallel Research
One robot, many experiments, each running to its own schedule.
Parallel experiments
Up to 16 running at once.
On-time moves
Transfers happen exactly when scheduled.
Thermal profiles
Plate temperatures programmed per experiment.
High capacity
1,280 vial positions.
Hardware and Software
System Capabilities
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| Robot | 3-axis |
|---|---|
| Positions | 1,280 vials |
| Experiments | Up to 16 simultaneously |
| Plates | Hot and cold, user-created temperature profiles |
| Pick profiles | User-defined, up to 40 vials each |
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- Wellplate imaging with automatic re-imaging
- Infrared reaction monitoring in well plates
- Microscope stage and sample automation
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