Quick Picks: Liquid Handling Robotics

A key component of lab automation, liquid handling robotics allow laboratories to automate liquid handling processes such as pipetting, diluting, and sample processing. Through automation and a reduction in human error, many laboratories see not only and increase in throughput but also an increase in their data accuracy and repeatability after integrating automated liquid handling into their processes.  

The most common task automated with liquid handling automation is pipetting. Many life science labs require countless samples to be transferred to tubes or microplates, a tedious process which is time consuming and often leads to human error. By integrating into existing labs and workflows, a pipetting robot offers a streamlined approach to reducing this error and improving liquid handling and sample processing.

In addition to basic pipetting, more robust liquid handling robots include robotic arms which can operate or manipulate external equipment or sample components. Many tasks such as sample moving and mixing, microplate moving and stacking, or microplate delidding, can also be automated with robust liquid handling robotics.

No matter the type of liquid handling robotics, a key feature many labs look for is modularity and customizability of the robot. Most liquid handling robotics offers some level of customization to not only ensure the robot integrates smoothly into your workflow, but also easily integrates physically within the lab space. Liquid handling robotics will also often include software which can be tailored to your specific application and can help further fine tune the liquid handling system by controlling functions such as start/stop and choreographing the sequential movements necessary for chemical and biochemical assays. 

Below you will find a few of our top-rated liquid handling robots, you can compare specifications or request a quote from leading suppliers.

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Company	Opentrons	Analytik Jena	Eppendorf North America	INTEGRA Biosciences
Item	OT-2 Pipetting Robot	CyBio FeliX Automated Pipette Robot	epMotion 5070 and 5075 Automated Pipetting Systems	ASSIST PLUS Pipetting Robot
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Description	Your personal pipetting robot Features: Flexible: automate hundreds of protocols and workflows Accurate: dispense 1uL into 384 well-plates Fast:	Automating your manual assay can be a daunting task but it doesn‘t have to be. At Analytik Jena we understand how frustrating this process can be and	epMotion® 5070 The epMotion® 5070’s pipetting technology is based on the classic Eppendorf piston-stroke pipettes; protocols previously carried out	ASSIST PLUS – Your pipetting robot ASSIST PLUS pipetting robot puts automated pipetting within reach of virtually every lab – without the need for
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Channels	Up to two 8-channels	1 – 384	Up to 8 channels	8-, 12- and 16-channel VIAFLO pipettes 4-, 6-, 8- and 12-channel VOYAGER pipettes
Volume	1 to 1000 µL	1 µL – 1000 µL	1 µL to 1 mL	0.5 – 1250 µl
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Applications	Accurate (1µL ±5) liquid handling, dilutions, PCR prep, assays, & more	Automated NGS library preparation, Automated Cytotoxicity Profiling, High-throughput Plasmid DNA Isolation, High-throughput Transformation of Bacteria Cells	Serial dilutions, Distributing reagents, Sample transfer from individual tubes to plates, Reformatting plates, Media change and other cell culture applications, Sample pooling, Real-time PCR set-up, Cell-based assay set-up, Immunoassay set-up, Setting concentrations or volumes	reliable walk-away processing for common pipetting tasks
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• Great for Less than High Throughput Automation
• Flawless Liquid Handling for Complex Assays
• Optimized High-Throughput Compound Sample Management With An Acoustic Liquid Handling Platform
• ASSIST PLUS Pipetting Robot
• Great instrument, it's expensive but worth the price
• Great liquid handler. Robust for years of daily work.
• Easy and Automatic Micropipette
• A great and very handy robotic unit for liquid handling and extraction
• A Bench System for Accurate and Precise Pipetting
• Good Value for Money
• Precise & Reproducible Pipetting
• Remarkable Liquid Handling Robot, Must Have for Easy Pipetting
• Automated Pipetting Unit
• An Integrated Workstation for High-Throughput Target Enrichment
• New Lab Automation Tools Make Science Easy...
• Eppendorf and New Brunswick: complementary products, integrated sales and service
• A Highly Versatile Workflow Solution for Quantitative Protein Analysis
• Automation of a Magnetic Bead Workflow for Protein Biomarker Quantification
• New software speeds validation of automated liquid handling processes
• Next-Generation Instrument simplifies Sample Preparation
• Tecan collaborates with TGen and ASU Biodesign Institute to develop a comprehensive sample preparation solution for proteomic research
• InSphero and INTEGRA Announce Cooperation
• ITT to acquire YSI Incorporated; deal strengthens company’s water instrumentation business
• New Hamilton Disposable Tips Pierce Tube and Microplate Septa
• Thermo Fisher Scientific Introduces Automated Aliquoting Liquid Handler
• Boehringer Ingelheim (Canada) Ltd. Chooses Integrated Hamilton System for Compound Management
• FEI Buys ASPEX Corporation
• Research Automation Solutions by Beckman Coulter Featured at SLAS2012
• Artel Enhances MVS® for Liquid Handling Quality Assurance
• TTP Labtech Reports SLAS 2012 as Resounding Success
• New Digiflex Dispenser/Diluter for Multifunctional High Precision and Accurate Liquid Handling
• Bridging The Gap Between Cost and Throughput
• PerkinElmer Introduces OilExpress™ 4 and OilPrep™ 4 for High-Throughput Oil Analysis
• Pharmatek Increases Liquid Filled Capsule Capacity
• New Control Software for Hamilton MICROLAB® NIMBUS Workstation Delivers Functionality With Ease of Use
• “Tecan launches Air LiHa for Freedom EVO® platform”
• Thermo Fisher Scientific Introduces Next-Generation Immunoaffinity Sample Preparation Solution for Downstream Mass Spectrometry
• Thermo Fisher Scientific and METTLER TOLEDO Introduce Integrated Titration/Ion Chromatography System Designed to Streamline Water Analysis Workflow
• Akonni Biosystems to Present Results of Development on a TruTip Automated Solution for Extracting Cell-free DNA from Maternal Plasma at American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) conference
• Biomek 4000 Workstation from Beckman Coulter Life Sciences Offers Adaptable, Intelligent Automation
• Exhibitors Compete for SLAS New Product Award Designations at SLAS2013
• Tecan and Promega offer variable volume DNA isolation
• Hamilton’s Microlab 300 Redefines Hand-Held Pipetting
• Tecan and TAP Biosystems to automate RAFT™ 3D cell culture using Freedom EVO® system
• World’s most Precise Nanolitre Microplate Dispenser on Show at SLAS2013 Redd&Whyte Preddator System on Booth #231 Achieves Validated CVs of less than 1%
• Beckman Coulter Life Sciences Features Genomic, Cellular Solutions at SLAS2013
• A Sound Combination for Superior Miniaturised Assay Preparation
• Thermo Fisher Scientific Introduces New Benchtop Robot for Automated Workflows
• NEW RAFT Kit for 3D Cell Culture in Inserts Introduced on Booth #712 at SLAS2013 A Simple Way of Creating Physiologically Relevant Co-Cultures and Barrier Models
• Automated Buffy Coat Isolation on Tecan’s Freedom EVO®
• Tecan’s multimode readers offer staying power for biomolecular research
• Diba Introduces Standard Probes at Pittcon 2013
• GenScript Launches eBlot® Protein Transfer System
• Tecan Cavro® Components Key to Made-to-Measure Robotics
• Enhancing Clinical Diagnostics with Tecan's Cavro^® Omni Robot
• Tecan’s Cavro® Air Displacement Pipettor Proves Ideal for New Microbiology Application
• Tecan offers Cavro^® Air Displacement Pipettor option for Cavro Omni Robot
• High Throughput Nanoliter Pipetting With Tecan’s MCA 384
• Lightweight Electronic Pipettes
• New TouchTools™ PCR Wizard aids automated PCR set-up
• Automated TruSeq® Stranded Total RNA Library Preparation Method for Eppendorf epMotion
• Boost throughput and walkaway times with Tecan’s new Nested LiHa Disposable Tips
• epMotion 5070 and 5075 Automated Pipetting Systems
• Sample Handling
• Liquid Handling Uses Acoustic Droplet Ejection for Improved Results
• Reliable, Noise-Free Vacuum for Cell Culture Applications
• VIAFLO ASSIST Pipetting Assistant Wins Design Award
• Children’s Oncology Hospital Units utilise TAP’s Fill-It System for Immunotherapy Research
• INTEGRA Launches Lightweight Electronic Pipette
• Hamilton Launches New Line of Benchtop Devices for Automated Sample Decapping, Recapping and Identification
• Talk to Tecan @ SLAS2014 (002-14)
• Eppendorf’s new epMotion® systems reliably undertake even more liquid handling tasks
• Hamilton Robotics Provides Students at University of Nevada, Reno with Advanced Automation Technology
• Major Food Ingredients Firm Chr. Hansen Installs TAP’s Automated Vial Processing System To Meet Increasing Demand for its High Quality Bacterial Starter Cultures
• Tecan’s Freedom EVO® Enables a Quick Response to Animal Disease Outbreaks
• Robot-Compatible Automatic Dry Down Station
• Clinical Laboratory Automation: The New Normal
• Automated Sample Prep Instrument
• Teledyne CETAC Introduces Automated Solution for Oil Sample Dilution
• Artel Acquires Software to Expand Its Liquid Handler Performance Verification Capabilities
• The AI Technologies Driving Advancements in Clinical Diagnostics
• A Good System for Concentrating Samples
• Artel Announces Upgrades to ArtelWare™ Software for Automated Liquid Handler Management
• The Evolution of Lab Automation
• Quick Picks: Liquid Handling Robotics
• New End-to-End Proteomics Workflow Announced by Evosep
• Rapid and Cost-effective NGS Workflows through Automated Liquid Handling
• A Unit for Automation of Multiplexing
• Whole Lab Automation Platform Increases Throughput
• Survey: AI Not Yet Key to Digital Lab Transformation
• System Cuts Brain Organoid Culture Hands-on Time by 90%
• Platform Brings Digital, Scalable Automation to Labs
• Scientists Discover Genetic Factors Responsible For Cholera Transmission And Severity
• Buyer’s Guide: Future-proofing Your Automated Liquid Handling System Investment
• Automated Nephelometric Turbidity Measurement of Biotherapeutics Formulations
• The Promise of Gene Therapy
• Why It’s Time for Proteomics to Embrace Automation
• The Many Hats of a Biologist
• Innovative Device Automates Handheld Pipetting
• Hamilton Robotics - NIMBUS384, an Affordable, Highly Flexible, Compact Pipetting Workstation
• Arrayit Corporation Showcases Advanced Robotic Microarray Technology at Laboratory Automation Conference 2014
• Tech Compare: Air vs. Positive Displacement Pipetting
• An Efficient Robot
• Reducing Microplate Result Variability Using an AI-Based Approach
• Liquid Handling Buyer's Guide
• Precise Automation for High-Throughput Liquid Handling

To learn more about liquid handling robotics be sure to read Buyer’s Guide: Future-proofing Your Automated Liquid Handling System Investment and Rapid and Cost-effective NGS Workflows through Automated Liquid Handling.

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