Automation Equipment
Liquid Handlers
Hamilton Vantage
Configuration
96-channel head (1 - 1000 uL)
8-channel arm ( 1 - 1000 uL)
iSWAP plate gripper
Quad CO-RE gripper
HEPA filter for sterile work
Device(s)
Positive pressure manifold for filtration (up to 100 PSI)
On-deck thermal cycler for PCRs
Plate sealer (foil seals compatible in range of -80 - 100 deg. C)
Plate peeler for removing plate seals
Heater shaker (up to 105 deg. C, up to 2500 RPM)
Heater cooler (0 - 99 deg. C)
SpectraMax Paradigm plate reader with temperature control (4.0 - 45.0 deg. C)
Biomek FX
Configuration
96-channel head
Device(s)
Temperature controlled shaking peltier (4 - 70 deg. C, 100 - 2000 RPM)
Biomek NX-S8
Configuration
8-channel arm
Device(s)
Temperature controlled shaking peltier (4 - 70 deg. C, 100 - 2000 RPM)
SpectraMaxM2 plate reader with temperature control (4 - 45 deg. C)
Nimbus
Configuration
96-channel head
Device(s)
Coastal Genomics Ranger® Technology for gel-based electrophoresis
Echo 550
Configuration
Acoustic Droplet Ejection (ADE) of 2.5 nL (volume range of 2.5 nL - 10.0 uL)
Device(s)
No integrated devices
Mantis
Configuration
6 positions for dispense chips (great for media prep and precious reagents like PCR master mix)
Low volume LV chips (0.1 and 0.5 uL droplets only)
High volume HV chips (1 and 5 uL droplets only)
Continuous flow CF chips (3 uL and up)
Device(s)
No integrated devices
Microbioreactors
Configuration
48-well microfermetor Biolector with integrated 8-channel Robolector capable of sampling & dosing
Filter(s) - 6 total capacity
Biomass
pH
Dissolved Oxygen (DO)
Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP)
Biolector Pro
Configuration
48-well microfermentor
Filter(s)
Biomass
pH
Dissolved Oxygen (DO)
Riboflavin
Solid Handlers
Labman
Configuration
Capper/decapper
Cap piercer
Grinder
Barcode reader
Balance
Solid dispenser
Single-channel pipettor
Device(s)
No integrated devices
DNA Fragment Analyzers
ZAG (Zero Agarose Gel)
Configuration
High throughput (9-plate) capillary electrophoresis
1 - 500 bp
1 - 1500 bp
35 - 5000 bp
75 - 20,000 bp (used at ESE)
Colony Pickers
Qpix 460
Configuration
96-pin picking head
Single-channel pipettor
Device(s)
Two plate stackers (up to 70 low-profile plates per stacker lane)
For more information, please email ese-robotics@lbl.gov