Supported Machines

Every machine PyLabRobot supports, and how complete each driver is. Some are still work in progress (WIP) — if you have one of those, or a machine that is not listed at all, get in touch on the forum.

Capabilityabsorbanceactive coolingair filtrationarmbarcode readingcentrifugingdecappingdeliddingdispensingflow cytometryfluorescencefluorescence polarizationgrindingheatingliquid handlingluminescencemicroscopypeelingplate washingpumpingqPCRsealingshakingstoragethermocyclingtiltingtime-resolved fluorescenceweighing

Vendor	Device	Capabilities	Support	Links	Manager
Agilent	BenchCel 4R*	storage	Mostlyv1	docscode	@rickwierenga
Agilent	VSpin	centrifuging	Mostlyv1	docscodeOEM	@rickwierenga
Agilent	VSpin Access2 Loader	centrifuging	Fullv1	codeOEM	@rickwierenga
Agilent (BioTek)	Cytation 1	absorbancefluorescenceluminescencemicroscopy	Fullv1	codeOEM	@rickwierenga
Agilent (BioTek)	Cytation 5	absorbancefluorescenceluminescencemicroscopy	Fullv1	codeOEM	@rickwierenga
Agilent (BioTek)	EL405	plate washingdispensing	Mostlyv0	OEM	@rickwierenga
Agilent (BioTek)	EL406	plate washingdispensing	Mostlyv1	codeOEM	@rickwierenga
Agilent (BioTek)	Synergy H1	absorbancefluorescenceluminescence	Fullv1	codeOEM	@rickwierenga
Agilent (BioTek)	Synergy HT	absorbancefluorescenceluminescence	Fullv0	OEM	@rickwierenga
Agrowtek	Pump Array	pumping	Fullv1	codeOEM	@rickwierenga
Azenta	a4S	sealing	Fullv1	codeOEM	@rickwierenga
Azenta	FluidX IntelliXcap 96	decapping	Mostlyv1	docscodeOEM	@rickwierenga
Azenta	XPeel	peeling	Fullv1	codeOEM	@rickwierenga
Beckman Coulter	CytoFLEX S	flow cytometry	WIP	OEM	@rickwierenga
BigBear	Orbital Shaker	shaking	Mostlyv1	docscode	@rickwierenga
BMG Labtech	CLARIOstar (Plus)	absorbancefluorescenceluminescence	Fullv0	OEM	@camillomoschner
Brooks	PreciseFlex PF3400	arm	Fullv1	docscodeOEM	@rickwierenga
Brooks	PreciseFlex PF400	arm	Fullv1	docscodeOEM	@rickwierenga
Byonoy	Absorbance 96 Automate	absorbance	Fullv1	docscodeOEM	@rickwierenga
Byonoy	Luminescence 96	luminescence	Fullv1	docscodeOEM	@rickwierenga
Byonoy	Luminescence 96 Automate	luminescence	Fullv1	docscodeOEM	@rickwierenga
Cole Parmer	GenoGrinder	shakinggrinding	Mostlyv1	docscodeOEM	@rickwierenga
Cole Parmer	Masterflex L/S*	pumping	Fullv1	codeOEM	@rickwierenga
Curiox	HT2000	plate washing	Mostlyv1	docscodeOEM	@rickwierenga
Formulatrix	Mantis	dispensing	WIP	OEM	@rickwierenga
Hamilton	Heater Shaker	heatingshaking	Fullv0	codeOEM	@rickwierenga
Hamilton	Heater/Cooler	heatingactive cooling	Fullv0	OEM	@rickwierenga
Hamilton	HEPA Fan	air filtration	Fullv0		@rickwierenga
Hamilton	Nimbus	liquid handlingarm	Mostlyv0	OEM	@rickwierenga
Hamilton	Prep	liquid handling	WIP	OEM	@rickwierenga
Hamilton	STAR	liquid handlingarm	Fullv0	docscodeOEM	@camillomoschner
Hamilton	STARlet	liquid handlingarm	Fullv0	docscodeOEM	@camillomoschner
Hamilton	Tilt Module	tilting	Fullv0	OEM	@rickwierenga
Hamilton	Vantage	liquid handlingarm	Mostlyv0	OEM	@rickwierenga
Hettich	ROTANTA 460 Robotic	centrifuging	WIP	OEM	@rickwierenga
Hettich	SBS 300 R	centrifugingactive cooling	WIP	OEM	@rickwierenga
HighRes Biosolutions	AmbiStore	storage	WIPv1	docscodeOEM	@rickwierenga
HighRes Biosolutions	LidValet	delidding	Mostlyv1	docscodeOEM	@rickwierenga
HighRes Biosolutions	MicroSpin	centrifuging	Mostlyv0	codeOEM	@rickwierenga
HighRes Biosolutions	SteriStore	storageheatingactive cooling	Fullv1	docscodeOEM	@rickwierenga
HighRes Biosolutions	TundraStore	storageactive cooling	WIPv1	docscodeOEM	@rickwierenga
Inheco	CPAC	heatingactive cooling	Fullv1	docscodeOEM	@rickwierenga
Inheco	Incubator Shaker (MTP/DWP)	storageheatingshaking	Mostlyv0	docsOEM	@rickwierenga
Inheco	ODTC	thermocyclingheatingactive cooling	Mostlyv0	docsOEM	@rickwierenga
Inheco	SCILA	storageheatingshaking	Mostlyv1	docscodeOEM	@rickwierenga
Inheco	Thermoshake	heatingactive coolingshaking	Fullv1	docscodeOEM	@rickwierenga
Inheco	Thermoshake AC*	heatingactive coolingshaking	WIPv1	docscodeOEM	@rickwierenga
Inheco	Thermoshake RM*	heatingshaking	WIPv1	docscodeOEM	@rickwierenga
KBioscience	KUBE	sealing	Mostlyv1	docscodeOEM	@rickwierenga
KBiosystems	Ultraseal ePRO	sealing	Mostlyv1	docscodeOEM	@rickwierenga
KBiosystems	Ultraseal PRO	sealing	Mostlyv1	docscodeOEM	@rickwierenga
KBiosystems	Ultraseal XT PRO	sealing	Mostlyv1	docscodeOEM	@rickwierenga
Keyence	Barcode Scanner	barcode reading	Fullv1	codeOEM	@rickwierenga
Liconic	STX series	storageheatingactive cooling	Mostlyv0	OEM	@rickwierenga
Mettler Toledo	WXS205SDU	weighing	Fullv1	docscodeOEM	@rickwierenga
Micronic	RD235	barcode reading	Fullv1	docscodeOEM
Molecular Devices	ImageXpress Micro	microscopy	WIP	OEM	@rickwierenga
Molecular Devices	ImageXpress Nano	microscopy	WIP	OEM	@rickwierenga
Molecular Devices	ImageXpress Pico	microscopy	Basicv1	docscodeOEM	@rickwierenga
Molecular Devices	SpectraMax 384 Plus	absorbance	Fullv1	docscodeOEM	@rickwierenga
Molecular Devices	SpectraMax Gemini EM	fluorescenceluminescence	Mostlyv0	OEM	@rickwierenga
Molecular Devices	SpectraMax M5e	absorbancefluorescenceluminescencetime-resolved fluorescencefluorescence polarization	Fullv1	docscodeOEM	@rickwierenga
Opentrons	Heater-Shaker Module	heatingshaking	Fullv0	OEM	@rickwierenga
Opentrons	OT-2	liquid handling	Mostlyv0	codeOEM	@rickwierenga
Opentrons	Temperature Module	heatingactive cooling	Mostlyv0	OEM	@rickwierenga
Opentrons	Thermocycler Module	thermocyclingheatingactive cooling	Fullv0	OEM	@rickwierenga
PAA	KX2	arm	Mostlyv0		@rickwierenga
QInstruments	BioShake 3000	shaking	Fullv1	docscodeOEM	@rickwierenga
QInstruments	BioShake 3000 elm	shaking	Fullv1	docscodeOEM	@rickwierenga
QInstruments	BioShake 3000 elm DWP	shaking	Fullv1	docscodeOEM	@rickwierenga
QInstruments	BioShake 3000-T	shakingheating	WIPv1	docscodeOEM	@rickwierenga
QInstruments	BioShake 3000-T elm	shakingheating	WIPv1	docscodeOEM	@rickwierenga
QInstruments	BioShake 5000 elm	shaking	WIPv1	docscodeOEM	@rickwierenga
QInstruments	BioShake D30 elm	shaking	WIPv1	docscodeOEM	@rickwierenga
QInstruments	BioShake D30-T elm	shakingheating	WIPv1	docscodeOEM	@rickwierenga
QInstruments	BioShake Q1	shakingheatingactive cooling	Fullv1	docscodeOEM	@rickwierenga
QInstruments	BioShake Q2	shakingheatingactive cooling	WIPv1	docscodeOEM	@rickwierenga
QInstruments	ColdPlate	heatingactive cooling	WIPv1	docscodeOEM	@rickwierenga
QInstruments	Heatplate	heating	WIPv1	docscodeOEM	@rickwierenga
Sartorius	Entris II	weighing	Mostlyv1	docscodeOEM	@rickwierenga
Tecan	EVO	liquid handlingarm	Basicv0	OEM	@rickwierenga
Tecan	Infinite 200 PRO	absorbancefluorescenceluminescence	Mostlyv0	OEM	@rickwierenga
Tecan	Spark 20M	absorbancefluorescence	Mostlyv0	OEM	@rickwierenga
Thermo Fisher	ALPS 300	sealing	Mostlyv1	docscode	@rickwierenga
Thermo Fisher	ALPS 3000	sealing	Mostlyv1	docscode	@rickwierenga
Thermo Fisher	ALPS 5000	sealing	Mostlyv1	docscodeOEM	@rickwierenga
Thermo Fisher	ATC	thermocyclingheatingactive cooling	Fullv0	OEM	@rickwierenga
Thermo Fisher	Cytomat 2 C425	storageheatingactive cooling	Fullv0	codeOEM	@rickwierenga
Thermo Fisher	Cytomat 2 C450 SHAKE	storageheatingshaking	Fullv0	codeOEM	@rickwierenga
Thermo Fisher	Cytomat 2 C_50*	storageheating	WIPv0	codeOEM	@rickwierenga
Thermo Fisher	Cytomat 5C	storageheating	Fullv0	codeOEM	@rickwierenga
Thermo Fisher	Cytomat 6000	storageheating	Fullv0	codeOEM	@rickwierenga
Thermo Fisher	Cytomat 6002	storageheating	Fullv0	codeOEM	@rickwierenga
Thermo Fisher	Heraeus Cytomat*	storageheating	Fullv0	code	@rickwierenga
Thermo Fisher	Multidrop Combi	dispensing	Mostlyv0	OEM	@rickwierenga
Thermo Fisher	ProFlex	thermocyclingheatingactive cooling	Fullv0	OEM	@rickwierenga
Thermo Fisher	QuantStudio 5	qPCRthermocycling	WIP	OEM	@rickwierenga
UFACTORY	xArm 6	arm	Basicv1	docscodeOEM	@rickwierenga

An asterisk after a device name marks a note about the models that entry covers; hover it to read the note.

Reading the table

Classifying lab automation equipment is hard. Many machines have overlapping capabilities (the Thermo Fisher Cytomat 2 C470 is a fridge, heated chamber, oven, plate hotel and shaker in one), different user groups refer to the same machine by whichever capability they happen to use, naming sits somewhere between user intuition and historical legacy (a thermocycler is really just a fast heater/cooler), and there is no widely accepted standard.

PyLabRobot does not solve that. Type is the one label that names what a machine is, and capabilities are the core functions it provides — a machine typically has several. Both are filterable, so a machine you think of as a shaker is still findable by someone who thinks of it as a heater.

Support is how complete the PyLabRobot integration is:

• WIP — work in progress.

• Basic — core functionality is available, integrated into pylabrobot:main.

• Mostly — most capabilities are available, but some known commands are still missing.

• Full — comprehensive support (≥90% of capabilities), with documentation.

The v0/v1 marker next to the support level is the API generation a machine’s driver belongs to. v0 drivers live under pylabrobot.legacy and are being migrated.

PyLabRobot aims to expose every hardware/firmware capability of integrated equipment, including capabilities the OEM software does not surface. That lets you choose which functions you need.

Adding or updating a machine

The table is generated from docs/_static/devices.json. Adding a machine means adding one JSON object — there is no table markup to keep in sync. See The device registry for the schema, and for how to put a device card on a machine’s own documentation page.