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. 2006 May 2;4:10. doi: 10.1186/1477-5956-4-10

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Diagram of the robotic workcell (shown without biocontainment hood). Position #1A: Track 1; #1B: Track 2; #2A: StackLink active stacker (Track 1); #2B: StackLink active stacker (Track 2); #3: 4-axis Hudson Plate Crane EX; #4: BioRad VersArray colony picker/arrayer; #5: PCR thermal cycler with motorized heated lid; #6: UV/VIS plate reader using KC4 software; #7: ABgene 300 plate sealer using foil tape; #8: Brandel RS3000 plate sealer using porous tape; #9: liquid handler with centrifuge; #10: Hudson micro10 filler; #11: Hudson track-based sterile plate aspirator; #12: automated incubator; #13: passive stackers; #14: computer and monitor: #15: barcode reader; #S1-S6: StopLink plate positions.