WormWatcher robotic systems

Autonomously monitor the activity of worms in up to 120 multiwell plates for hours, days, or months.

• Plates are arranged on a large tray and never directly handled by the robot, reducing exposure to unwanted stimuli

• Several footprint sizes are available offering variable capacity

• An optional blue LED illumination system helps determine whether worms are responsive to stimuli

• The illumination and imaging system travels to each plate in series to record the collective activity of the worms in each well

• Activity can be analyzed live and is exported to standard spreadsheet formats. Collective activity curves can be used to estimate the mean lifespan and healthspan of each population

• A user-friendly interface makes it easy to organize and customize experiments