Lab Automation

Do you ever wish your lab could be a little less chaotic and a little more predictable? Automation can give you that: steady processes, fewer human errors, and more time for the real thinking. But automation isn’t magic — it’s a choice. The wrong experiment […]

Deciding how to automate your lab is one of the biggest strategic choices you’ll make as a scientist, lab manager, or team lead. Do you buy a single device to stop people from doing the same boring pipetting motion for hours, or do you reimagine […]

Labs struggle with the same mess when they try to make instruments and software talk to one another. Standardization is the set of rules — the plugs and sockets — that let instruments, data systems, and people connect easily. If you’re planning automation, standardization isn’t […]

Full laboratory automation sounds like a dream: robots humming along, plates moving in neat choreography, and scientists doing analysis instead of pipetting. But anyone who’s tried it knows the path from dream to reality is full of decisions, trade-offs, and surprises. In this long article […]

Think of it as combining the brains of cloud computing with the hands of laboratory robotics. Instead of buying, housing, and babysitting a full automation line, you use software hosted in the cloud to schedule, control, and analyze experiments executed by either your own instruments […]

Have you ever thought about how many invisible rules keep a lab from becoming a disaster movie set? Lab automation systems are powerful — they speed experiments, reduce human error, and scale throughput — but they also introduce risks: moving machinery, high voltages, hazardous reagents, […]

Choosing a lab automation platform feels a bit like buying a car for a long road trip. You need something reliable, roomy enough for your team, with good fuel economy (cost of consumables) and a warranty that won’t leave you stranded. But the comparison misses […]

Choosing the first lab workflow to automate is not just a tactical decision — it’s strategic. Think of it like choosing the first tile in a mosaic: the right piece sets a pattern and makes the rest easier. Pick the wrong piece, and you spend […]

Have you ever waited for results and felt like time itself was working against you? Automated sample processing changes that feeling. It’s not just a fancy gadget on the bench — it’s a change in how labs operate, how teams allocate their time, and how […]

If you run a mid-size lab, you’ve probably seen automation demos that look like tiny science factories — and your first thought was the same as mine: “Cool, but how much will that actually cost?” The truth is, “cost” is a multi-headed beast. It’s not […]