Abstract

High Availability Laboratory Automation

Mike Ouren, Sales Engineer, Precise Automation LLC

Over the past 20+ years, laboratory automation systems have ranged from simple, limited functionality devices for the bench top to room filling systems that resemble something from a car factory. This journey has yielded many improvements in the design, reliability, speed, and user experience of automated systems. This presentation will highlight these points, but the main focus will be how to maximize the availability of a robotic laboratory automation system to the users. The easier it is to run concurrent processes, train new users, install new instruments and work on an automation tool, the more available it is to it's users. The purpose of this presentation is to give users the tools to define a laboratory automation system specification with high availability in mind.