Beyond identifying caffeine culprits, imagine the possibilities in a high-throughput environment like a Metabolomics Core Facility:
Sample Logistics
Automated sample retrieval directly from large-scale biobanks or storage units by the JAG MoMa.
Intelligent Distribution
The MoMa delivers specific samples to designated PAL System workstations based on analytical needs. Rule-based missions provide flexibility to design robust workflows.
Complex Prep & Integrated Analysis
The PAL System executes your sample preparation protocols, i.e., automated Bligh & Dyer, Micro-SPE Clean-ups or SPME Arrow, followed by the injection into LC/MS or GC/MS instruments. The PAL System's deep integration with major CDS platforms ensures that sample information, preparation steps, and analytical results are seamlessly linked within the data system.
Complete Traceability
Built-in barcode scanning capabilities on the PAL System and the JAG MoMa, combined with the CDS/LIMS integration options, provide complete sample tracking and data provenance. Every step, from initial sample identification through preparation to the final result, is electronically logged, ensuring unparalleled data integrity and facilitating regulatory compliance.
Continuous Operation
The JAG MoMa could autonomously replenish the PAL System with necessary consumables (tips, vials, plates) and solvents, enabling uninterrupted runs. Automating these micro-logistics will free up your lab personnel for more important tasks.
Smart Decision Making
Based on initial analytical results acquired via the CDS, rule-based decisions could trigger subsequent actions: automatically logging results or report building, re-injecting a sample, performing further dilutions, or directing the MoMa to return analysed samples to storage.
The Next Step
The collaboration between PAL System and JAG Robotics highlights that the era of the fully automated, interconnected "smart lab" is not a distant dream but an achievable reality. By integrating specialized robotic systems like the PAL System for intricate, traceable sample handling and analysis with mobile platforms like the JAG MoMa for logistics, laboratories can significantly enhance efficiency, reproducibility, throughput, and data integrity. This integrated approach enables seamless, fully traceable sample-to-result workflows, ultimately freeing up invaluable scientist time for interpretation, discovery, and perhaps finally figuring out who keeps leaving mugs in the lab sink.
This demonstration serves as an invitation to scientists and lab managers: How could seamless, fully traceable workflow automation transform your research?
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