Colony picking has been a vital process in science labs for decades and many analytical methods rely on it. It is used to separate and grow communities from single strains for use in transformation as well as for microbial screen methods. Automated colony pickers have digitized and streamlined the process of picking, allowing for the potential to pick over 2,000 colonies per hour, or even more when scaled for large-scale facilities. Many colony picker robots also allow for easy tracking through the use of barcodes.
For choosing the right type of colony picker, it’s best to identify the desired workflow, the space required, and the cost of units.
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| Company | Singer Instruments | Singer Instruments | Singer Instruments | Singer Instruments |
| Item | ROTOR+ | PIXL Go! | PIXL Max | PIXL+ |
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| Catalog Number | RT2-001 | PGO-001 | PMAX-001 | PPLUS-001 |
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| Description | ROTOR+ is a precision benchtop robot for easy, ultra-fast manipulation of high-density microbial arrays. Using sterile ready-to-use replica plating pads, ROTOR+ reliably supports liquid pinning to and from 96 and 384-well
microtiter plates, and agar pinning at densities of 96, 384, 1536, and even ROTOR+ is a precision benchtop robot for easy, ultra-fast manipulation of high-density microbial arrays. Using sterile ready-to-use replica plating pads, ROTOR+ reliably supports liquid pinning to and from 96 and 384-well
microtiter plates, and agar pinning at densities of 96, 384, 1536, and even 6144 (that's a whole yeast knockout library on one plate).
Array yeast, fungi, bacteria and algae. ROTOR+ lets you screen millions of strains with unparalleled efficiency and reproducibility.... Read More | A super reliable, precision colony picker with a proven 99% transfer rate. The most affordable model in our range, loaded with everything you need. Extensible technology that is ready to grow when you are. | Supercharged PIXL microbial colony picking technology. This is our fastest model yet, built from the ground up with AI colony detection and morphological analysis! All packed into a small footprint. | The world's best colony picker just got better. Loaded with smart tech for the future-facing lab. 6-channel fluorescence and MALDI-TOF plate loading, supported with high spec imaging and processing power. |
| Type | Automated high-density microbial array pinning robot | Colony Picker (entry-level / extensible) | Colony Picker (AI-powered) | Colony Picker (fluorescence / MALDI-TOF) |
| Throughput | Nearly 1,000,000 colonies pinned per hour | Inquire | 3,000 colonies/hour | >99% transfer efficiency |
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