Patent ID: 8809069

Claim:
A method for transporting a lab member using a laboratory liquid handling system including a pipetting module and a drive system, the pipetting module including first and second pipettors, the first and second pipettors including first and second pipettor shafts, respectively, a first pipetting tip extending from an end of the first pipettor shaft, and a second pipetting tip extending from an end of the second pipettor shaft, the drive system including a motor and a controller, the method comprising: providing a lab member including a lab object and first and second integral adapter structures configured to engage the first and second pipettor shafts, respectively, wherein the first adapter structure is configured to releasably secure the lab member to the first pipettor shaft; using the drive system, selectively engaging the first pipettor shaft with the first adapter structure to secure the lab member to the pipetting module; using the drive system, selectively engaging the second pipettor shaft with the second adapter structure; using the drive system, moving the pipetting module to transport the lab member secured thereto and supported by the first pipettor shaft; and using the drive system, selectively disengaging the first pipettor shaft from the first adapter structure to thereby release the lab member from the pipetting module.