A slide rack clamp apparatus comprising: a lower clamp comprising a first engagement surface and two or more lower clamp projections extending outward from the first engagement surface, wherein the lower clamp projections are extending upwardly, and wherein the lower clamp projections are configured to engage one or more slide rack recesses in a bottom surface of a slide rack; an upper clamp comprising a second engagement surface and two or more upper clamp projections extending outward from the second engagement surface, wherein the upper clamp projections are extending downwardly, and wherein the upper clamp projections are configured to engage one or more slide rack recesses in a top surface of the slide rack; and a motor, the motor configured to drive the lower clamp along a linear axis perpendicular to at least one of a plane of the first and a plane of the second engagement surface to engage the lower clamp projections with the one or more slide rack recesses in the bottom surface of the slide rack, and, subsequent to engaging the lower clamp with the slide rack, drive the lower clamp farther along the linear axis to engage the one or more slide rack recesses in the top surface of the slide rack with the upper clamp projections so as to fully engage the slide rack between the lower clamp and the upper clamp; or the motor configured to drive the upper clamp along the linear axis perpendicular to at least one of the plane of the first and the plane of the second engagement surface to engage the upper clamp projections with the one or more slide rack recesses in the top surface of the slide rack, and, subsequent to engaging the upper clamp with the slide rack, drive the upper clamp farther along the linear axis to engage the one or more slide rack recesses in the bottom surface of the slide rack with the lower clamp projections so as to fully engage the slide rack between the lower clamp and the upper clamp. a lower clamp comprising a first engagement surface and two or more lower clamp projections extending outward from the first engagement surface, wherein the lower clamp projections are extending upwardly, and wherein the lower clamp projections are configured to engage one or more slide rack recesses in a bottom surface of a slide rack; an upper clamp comprising a second engagement surface and two or more upper clamp projections extending outward from the second engagement surface, wherein the upper clamp projections are extending downwardly, and wherein the upper clamp projections are configured to engage one or more slide rack recesses in a top surface of the slide rack; and a motor, the motor configured to drive the lower clamp along a linear axis perpendicular to at least one of a plane of the first and a plane of the second engagement surface to engage the lower clamp projections with the one or more slide rack recesses in the bottom surface of the slide rack, and, subsequent to engaging the lower clamp with the slide rack, drive the lower clamp farther along the linear axis to engage the one or more slide rack recesses in the top surface of the slide rack with the upper clamp projections so as to fully engage the slide rack between the lower clamp and the upper clamp; or drive the lower clamp along a linear axis perpendicular to at least one of a plane of the first and a plane of the second engagement surface to engage the lower clamp projections with the one or more slide rack recesses in the bottom surface of the slide rack, and, subsequent to engaging the lower clamp with the slide rack, drive the lower clamp farther along the linear axis to engage the one or more slide rack recesses in the top surface of the slide rack with the upper clamp projections so as to fully engage the slide rack between the lower clamp and the upper clamp; or the motor configured to drive the upper clamp along the linear axis perpendicular to at least one of the plane of the first and the plane of the second engagement surface to engage the upper clamp projections with the one or more slide rack recesses in the top surface of the slide rack, and, subsequent to engaging the upper clamp with the slide rack, drive the upper clamp farther along the linear axis to engage the one or more slide rack recesses in the bottom surface of the slide rack with the lower clamp projections so as to fully engage the slide rack between the lower clamp and the upper clamp. drive the upper clamp along the linear axis perpendicular to at least one of the plane of the first and the plane of the second engagement surface to engage the upper clamp projections with the one or more slide rack recesses in the top surface of the slide rack, and, subsequent to engaging the upper clamp with the slide rack, drive the upper clamp farther along the linear axis to engage the one or more slide rack recesses in the bottom surface of the slide rack with the lower clamp projections so as to fully engage the slide rack between the lower clamp and the upper clamp.