Cobot-AI Sample Sorting
Cobot AI Sample Sorting
Vision AI guided cobot to automate your sample preparation in a flexible lab infrastructure
Cost effective sample sorting was a big challenge in the past. Thanks to robot-based automation laboratories benefit from the efficiency and precision of robot-based automation of repetitive processes as well as the simple programming and flexible use of robots and cobots. In the use case Cobot AI, ABB’s 6-axis GoFa™ collaborative robot is utilized. GoFa is designed to handle payloads of up to 5kg within a range of 0.95m. The demonstrated process involves sample sorting and preparation: A batch of unsorted samples is filled into a centrifuge and then structured into a rack. What may seem trivial for humans, demands high-tech solutions: Object recognition is achieved using a 2+ dimensional camera. The location, orientation, and height for each sample tube is identified precisely. The robot uses a vacuum gripper to pick a sample and deliver it into a top-loading centrifuge, which can automatically access each individual position. After centrifugation, the samples are sorted into a rack to be further processed.
