Biorobotics 610 Microgrid II Microarraying Robot, 120 VAC, 1 Phase, 32,000 Features/Slide

THE BIOROBOTICS MICROGRID II 610 IS A HIGH-THROUGHPUT AUTOMATED MICROARRAYING ROBOT DESIGNED FOR THE PRODUCTION OF MICROARRAYS AND MACROARRAYS. THIS VERSATILE PLATFORM SUPPORTS A WIDE RANGE OF APPLICATIONS, INCLUDING PRINTING DNA PRODUCTS ONTO GLASS SLIDES AND GRIDDING BACTERIAL COLONIES ONTO NYLON MEMBRANES. IT FEATURES A HIGH-CAPACITY BIOBANK LOADING CARTRIDGE CAPABLE OF ACCOMMODATING UP TO 24 SOURCE PLATES, INCLUDING 96, 384, AND 1536-WELL FORMATS, WITH THE ABILITY TO PROGRAM UP TO 240 MICROPLATES IN A SINGLE RUN. THE SYSTEM IS ENGINEERED TO HANDLE OVER 100 MICROSCOPE SLIDES AND 24 SOURCE PLATES SIMULTANEOUSLY, ENABLING TRUE WALK-AWAY AUTOMATION. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS INCLUDE A PROGRAMMABLE SPOTTING DENSITY IN 10ΜM STEPS AND THE CAPABILITY TO PRINT UP TO 32,000 FEATURES ON A SINGLE MICROSCOPE SLIDE AT RATES UP TO 64 SPOTS PER SECOND. TO ENSURE SAMPLE INTEGRITY, THE MICROGRID 610 INTEGRATES A CHILLER UNIT FOR COOLING AROUND THE MICROPLATE STACK AND SAMPLING AREA TO MINIMIZE EVAPORATION, ALONGSIDE A HUMIDIFICATION CONTROL UNIT. IT UTILIZES A THREE-STAGE VACUUM WASH/DRY STATION TO MINIMIZE SAMPLE CARRYOVER AND IS COMPATIBLE WITH VARIOUS DISPENSING TECHNOLOGIES, INCLUDING BIOROBOTICS MICROSPOT PINS. THE INSTRUMENT'S PHYSICAL FOOTPRINT IS APPROXIMATELY 900MM X 740MM X 750MM, AND IT OPERATES ON A STANDARD 120 VAC, SINGLE-PHASE POWER SUPPLY. FOR DATA INTEGRITY AND SAMPLE TRACKING, THE SYSTEM INCLUDES AN AUTOMATIC BARCODE READER AND EXPORTS DATA TO LEADING ANALYSIS SOFTWARE. SAFETY FEATURES INCLUDE A LID INTERLOCK DEVICE AND AN EMERGENCY STOP SYSTEM.