@silvioo and I are excited to announce that we’re looking for user testers for our open-source lab automation software. This project has been battle-tested in a high-throughput biotech environment and is nearly ready to be shared with the wider community.
About the Software
Proven Track Record: Successfully handled over 4,000 (and counting) runs with minimal downtime in a production environment.
Versatile: Drives various experiments including media exchanges, transfections, plate imaging, washes, and cell passaging.
Extensive Integration: Developed nearly 20 tool drivers and fully integrated 3 workcells.
Why Open Source?
We believe that advanced lab automation should be accessible to all, not just those who can afford expensive off-the-shelf solutions. Our open-source approach aims to:
Reduce costs for companies, especially startups
Eliminate onboarding challenges associated with third-party integrators
Provide flexibility for modifications to meet specific lab requirements
We Need Your Help!
We’re looking for labs and individuals interested in:
Testing the software in different environments.
Providing feedback on usability and features
If you’re interested in being part of this exciting project, please reply to this thread or PM me for more details. Let’s revolutionize lab automation together!
Note:
In its current state, our software executes workflows statically. We hope we’ll be able to release a dynamic scheduler in the near future.
@rickwierenga We’ll message you directly. We really want to make sure the sofware works as intended before making fully open source.We are doing a soft launch with those interested in testing it out.
Not to mention, this is long over due! We’ve seen companies spend millions and have to wait months to years to get automation into their labs. This is the ideal software for early stage labs, start ups and university labs. If you have an instrument like a plate reader, imager, incubator and are looking to integrate with a robotic arm then you can now do that!
I’m very much interested in this project. Been looking at doing the same thing in house here. I work in a high throughput biotech lab with mostly legacy VWorks systems, but a few other things sprinkled in. We have been looking at breaking into the GBG system, but I’d love to evaluate something open source!
Please add me to the list if space is still available!
Hi there! I’m lurking around this forum for some months now, reading about interesting ideas that people share around here…
Actually I’m involved in a reasearch project where we are making custom self driving lab with 6-axis robot… I would be very interested in testing the solution and if it’s possible I would very much like to be included.
Thank you all for your interest in our beta test! We’ve recruited several testers and are developing new features. We’re not taking more beta testers right now, but we might do so later. Stay tuned for more updates!