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Integrating Mobile Robots into Automated Laboratory Processes: A Suitable Workflow Management System.

Kerstin Thurow¹, Xiangyu Gu¹, Bernd Göde²

¹Center for Life Science Automation (celisca), University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany.

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|November 12, 2020

Summary

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Life science labs need flexible automation. A hierarchical workflow management system (HWMS) integrates mobile robots and manual steps for adaptable lab automation.

Keywords:

automated laboratory mobile robots workflow management systems

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Area of Science:

Life Science Laboratory Automation
Robotics in Research

Background:

Increasing automation in life science labs faces challenges due to diverse samples and methods.
Traditional industrial automation is unsuitable for the flexibility required in research settings.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a flexible, hierarchical workflow management system (HWMS) for life science laboratories.
To integrate mobile robots for transportation tasks within a flexible automation framework.

Main Methods:

Development of a hierarchical workflow management system (HWMS).
Integration of mobile robots for automated sample transportation.
Combining hierarchical automation with novel approaches for variable automation degrees.

Main Results:

The HWMS provides a top-level process management and control system.
The system successfully integrates mobile robots for transportation tasks.
The concept allows for variable degrees of automation within the lab workflow.

Conclusions:

The developed HWMS offers a general-purpose solution for complex process management in life science labs.
This approach enhances flexibility and adaptability for future laboratory automation.
The system facilitates the integration of mobile robots, advancing full automation in research environments.