Analytical Measurements and Efficient Process Generation Using a Dual–Arm Robot Equipped with Electronic Pipettes
The continued growth in life sciences is being accompanied by the constantly rising demand for robotic systems. Today, bioscreening and high–throughput screening processes are well automated. In contrast, a deficit can be found in the area of analytical measurements with complex and freque...
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| author | Heidi Fleischer Daniel Baumann Shalaka Joshi Xianghua Chu Thomas Roddelkopf Michael Klos Kerstin Thurow |
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| description | The continued growth in life sciences is being accompanied by the constantly rising demand for robotic systems. Today, bioscreening and high–throughput screening processes are well automated. In contrast, a deficit can be found in the area of analytical measurements with complex and frequently changing processes. Robots undertake not only transportation tasks, but also direct sample manipulation and subsequent analytical measurements. Due to their human-like structure, dual-arm robots perform such processes similar to human operation. Liquid handling is required to transfer chemicals, to prepare standard solutions, or to dilute samples. Two electronic pipettes with different volume ranges (5–200 µL and 50–1000 µL) were integrated into a dual–arm robotic system. The main focus in this publication is the software interface for alternating robot and pipette control as well as the high–level process control system. The performance using a dual–arm robot equipped with electronic pipettes and conventional manual pipettes was determined and compared. The automation system presented is the first integration of a dual-arm robot in analytical measurement processes. Conventional manual laboratory pipettes and electronic pipettes are simultaneously used for liquid-handling tasks. The software control system enables a flexible and user-friendly process generation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-19b5bde5bceb4c238f8ca59edb87ea162022-12-22T02:57:12ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732018-09-011110256710.3390/en11102567en11102567Analytical Measurements and Efficient Process Generation Using a Dual–Arm Robot Equipped with Electronic PipettesHeidi Fleischer0Daniel Baumann1Shalaka Joshi2Xianghua Chu3Thomas Roddelkopf4Michael Klos5Kerstin Thurow6Institute of Automation, University of Rostock, 18119 Rostock, GermanyInstitute of Automation, University of Rostock, 18119 Rostock, GermanyCenter for Life Science Automation (Celisca), University of Rostock, 18119 Rostock, GermanyCenter for Life Science Automation (Celisca), University of Rostock, 18119 Rostock, GermanyCenter for Life Science Automation (Celisca), University of Rostock, 18119 Rostock, GermanyYaskawa Europe, 85391 Allershausen, GermanyCenter for Life Science Automation (Celisca), University of Rostock, 18119 Rostock, GermanyThe continued growth in life sciences is being accompanied by the constantly rising demand for robotic systems. Today, bioscreening and high–throughput screening processes are well automated. In contrast, a deficit can be found in the area of analytical measurements with complex and frequently changing processes. Robots undertake not only transportation tasks, but also direct sample manipulation and subsequent analytical measurements. Due to their human-like structure, dual-arm robots perform such processes similar to human operation. Liquid handling is required to transfer chemicals, to prepare standard solutions, or to dilute samples. Two electronic pipettes with different volume ranges (5–200 µL and 50–1000 µL) were integrated into a dual–arm robotic system. The main focus in this publication is the software interface for alternating robot and pipette control as well as the high–level process control system. The performance using a dual–arm robot equipped with electronic pipettes and conventional manual pipettes was determined and compared. The automation system presented is the first integration of a dual-arm robot in analytical measurement processes. Conventional manual laboratory pipettes and electronic pipettes are simultaneously used for liquid-handling tasks. The software control system enables a flexible and user-friendly process generation.http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/11/10/2567laboratory automationdual–arm robotanalytical measurementssample preparationmeasurement processeselectronic pipetterobot controlpipette controlprocess control system |
| spellingShingle | Heidi Fleischer Daniel Baumann Shalaka Joshi Xianghua Chu Thomas Roddelkopf Michael Klos Kerstin Thurow Analytical Measurements and Efficient Process Generation Using a Dual–Arm Robot Equipped with Electronic Pipettes Energies laboratory automation dual–arm robot analytical measurements sample preparation measurement processes electronic pipette robot control pipette control process control system |
| title | Analytical Measurements and Efficient Process Generation Using a Dual–Arm Robot Equipped with Electronic Pipettes |
| title_full | Analytical Measurements and Efficient Process Generation Using a Dual–Arm Robot Equipped with Electronic Pipettes |
| title_fullStr | Analytical Measurements and Efficient Process Generation Using a Dual–Arm Robot Equipped with Electronic Pipettes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Analytical Measurements and Efficient Process Generation Using a Dual–Arm Robot Equipped with Electronic Pipettes |
| title_short | Analytical Measurements and Efficient Process Generation Using a Dual–Arm Robot Equipped with Electronic Pipettes |
| title_sort | analytical measurements and efficient process generation using a dual arm robot equipped with electronic pipettes |
| topic | laboratory automation dual–arm robot analytical measurements sample preparation measurement processes electronic pipette robot control pipette control process control system |
| url | http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/11/10/2567 |
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