Flexible, robotic laboratory automation test and measurement equipment for use in the field of biotechnology and chemical analysis, namely, laboratory workstations comprising pipetting stations, robotic arms, and plate processors configured to perform complex multi-step microplate based protocols for fluid transfer and plate handling in order to deliver quantum improvements to the throughput of a laboratory; laboratory apparatus, namely, encoding device for recording information on labels for microplates or microplate lids used in manual or automated laboratory processes; self-contained modules for laboratory use, namely, pipetting instruments for use in liquid transfer processes into and out of microplate and microtube wells; laboratory apparatus, namely, a thermal plate sealer for use in preparing specimens for laboratory analysis by applying thermal seals to microplates; laboratory apparatus, namely, a centrifuge for use in processing microplate and microtube samples; automation control software for laboratory device connectivity; pipette tips
Electrical and Scientific Apparatus