Patent ID: 9103806
Filing Date: 2015-08-11
Classification: G01N

Abstract:
1. A method for performing a liquid handling process that involves the use of a robotic arm that manipulates a plurality of separate tools, the method comprising: removably engaging a first tool with the robotic arm; using the robotic arm to manipulate and to send control signals directly to the first tool to perform a first liquid handling operation while the first tool is engaged with the robotic arm, wherein the first liquid handling operation is performed with respect to a liquid sample and a sample holder, the sample holder being located off the robotic arm; using the robotic arm to position the first tool at a first location on a support; disengaging the first tool from the robotic arm to leave the first tool at the first location on the support; and operating the first tool to perform a second liquid handling operation while the first tool is disengaged from the robotic arm and on the support.