Beckman公司推出BRT机器人在实验室传送液体

一种新型机器人运输工具可以在设备之间传送器皿，从而使得生物学过程中更多的步骤实现了自动化。

这种运输工具叫做BRT，设计用于Biomek系列液体处理系统以及Beckman Coulter分析工作站。Biomek液体处理器能够钳夹器皿运输到工作台的甲板上，这种附加运输工具能够将器皿从甲板上来回运输到诸如孵化器以及读数器上。

BRT是一种拾取-放置机器人，能够在实验室内紧密运动从而节约实验室空间。旋转运动能够将器皿运送至指定设备。BRT综合了一系列设备满足不同的特殊需要。

Beckman Coulter公司产品市场部经理Margie Rogers解释说：“我们发展这种新型BRT运输工具来增加并能直接与我们液体处理器兼容的不同设备的整合。这个产品是我们公司为我们不断扩大的用户不同需求，进行锲而不舍努力的一个新的例证。”
 
Robotic Transport for Liquid Handling
 
A new robotic transport moves plates between devices, allowing the automation of more parts of a biologic process.

Called BRT, the transport is designed for use with the Biomek series liquid handling systems and assay workstations of Beckman Coulter (Fullerton, CA, USA; www.beckmancoulter.com). While the Biomek liquid handler’s gripper transports plates on the workstation deck, the additional transport can move plates from the deck to and from devices such as incubators and plate readers.

BRT is a pick-and-place robot with tight movements that conserve lab space. The rotating movements orient the plates to the destination device. BRT integrates with a variety of devices to meet application-specific needs.

“We developed the new BRT transport to increase integration with devices that are not directly accessible to our liquid handlers,” explained Margie Rogers, product marketing manager for Beckman Coulter. “This is just one more example of our on-going developments to meet the expanding needs of our customers.”