Hudson Robotics recently released a new blog post about microplate handling. This is the first of a new series of posts in the “Review Articles” portion of the company’s web-based library.
Springfield, NJ, United States - July 11, 2013 /MarketersMedia/ --
Hudson Robotics, a leader in laboratory robotics instrumentation, recently released a new blog post describing the history of microplate handling. This is the first of a new series of posts in the “Review Articles” portion of the company’s web-based library. Hudson plans to add posts on wide variety of subjects about the instruments, consumables, software and applications encountered in the realm of lab automation.
The microplate is one of the fundamental tools of life science laboratories, allowing a large number of samples to be evaluated in parallel, significantly reducing the time required for a variety of testing and research tasks. The blog describes the birth of the microplate by Dr. Gyula Takátsy in Hungary in 1951. By the end of the 1950s, microplates were in active use in the United States.
At this time, microplates were filled by hand, which could be a tedious and error-prone process. The computing advances in the 1980s led to the development of automation systems for a variety of end uses, including life sciences laboratories. Standardization of microplates came into practice at this time so automation systems were not limited to one manufacturer of microplates.
Automation for life science laboratories was pioneered by Hudson Robotics in the late 1980s. This effort focused on the integration of off the shelf, 3rd-party test instruments with a central robot arm, tied together with scheduling software running on a personal computer to perform tasks within the life sciences laboratory.
Today, Hudson Robotics continues to help the laboratory automation industry evolve. “Hudson Robotics has always been an industry leader in laboratory automation and microplate handling,” notes President, Phil Farrelly. “We are continuing to increase the efficiency and throughput of microplate handling systems so that laboratories of all sizes can streamline their testing and evaluation processes.”
About Hudson Robotics:
Hudson Robotics produces laboratory robotics instrumentation, software and systems for automating and accelerating Life Science research, such as drug discovery and genetic research.
Contact Info:
Name: Scott VanderWoude
Email: communications@hudsoncontrol.com
Address: 10 Stern Avenue Springfield, NJ 07081
Phone: 973-376-7400
Organization: Hudson Robotics, Inc.
