What problem does it solve?
This Skill provides a unified Python interface to control a wide range of laboratory automation hardware, including liquid handling robots, plate readers, centrifuges, and more, simplifying complex experimental workflows.
Core Features & Use Cases
- Hardware Agnostic Control: Programmatically control diverse lab equipment from vendors like Hamilton, Opentrons, and BMG Labtech using a single Python SDK.
- Complex Workflow Automation: Design, simulate, and execute multi-step laboratory protocols, from sample preparation to data acquisition.
- Resource Management: Manage labware (plates, tips, tubes) and deck layouts with precise spatial tracking.
- Use Case: Automate a high-throughput screening assay by programming a liquid handler to dispense reagents, incubate plates on a heater shaker, and then read absorbance on a plate reader, all within a single script.
Quick Start
Use the pylabrobot skill to pick up tips from the tip rack and transfer 100 microliters from well A1 to well A2 of the plate.