Title :
A novel laboratory robot for the manufacturing of microbiological culture media
Author :
Takalo-Kippola, H. ; Lappalainen, Pentti
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. Eng., Oulu Univ., Finland
Abstract :
This paper describes a microprocessor controlled agar production and dispenser system. Agar is dispensed onto the cultivation platforms by a pair of specially designed laboratory robots. Contamination is minimal due to the protective cover being open only as long as it is absolutely necessary. The designed system is able to produce agars of uniform quality. Agar recipes are stored in the memory for easy recall. New ones can be easily created
Keywords :
biological techniques; agar recipes; contamination; cultivation platforms; dispenser system; manufacturing; microbiological culture media; microprocessor controlled agar production; novel laboratory robot; protective cover; specially designed laboratory robot pair; Arm; Contamination; Grippers; Laboratories; Manufacturing; Mechanical engineering; Mobile robots; Production systems; Protection; Robotics and automation;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1994. Engineering Advances: New Opportunities for Biomedical Engineers. Proceedings of the 16th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2050-6
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1994.415321
