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We asked Søren Jepsen, who is the functionally responsible bioanalyst at Regionshospital Nordjylland Clinical Biochemical Department in Hjørring, about their experiences with the Opentrons OT-2 pipetting robot. Read about how the robot has helped with Covid-19 tests below, among other things.
Why did you choose Opentrons?
"The choice fell on Opentrons because we had an urgent need for some relatively simple pipetting tasks in connection with our Covid analysis. The Opentrons robot could be delivered and installed quickly, so that it was operational quickly. It was also highly valued that the robot has a simple user interface, but at the same time is open-source, so that you can program more complex programs yourself. And the price is much lower than some other alternatives, so should we need to expand with additional robots, the expense will not be a stumbling block."
"We have used it for relatively simple pipetting tasks, both with single and 8-channel pipetting modules. The robot is very stable and we have not yet experienced mechanical problems, despite having used the robot every single day for almost 2 years. It is quick to change in a program and it can be done from any PC, but we found it works best when you need to repeat the same pipetting procedure every day. The possibility to design hardware yourself, for example test tube holders in special dimensions, is really an advantage and relatively easy to access, it means that you are not dependent on using racks etc. from a specific manufacturer. However, the Opentrons robot falls short when it comes to more intelligent liquid handling, things like liquid-level and clot detection are not possible, so it requires a certain uniformity in the degree of filling of the material being pipetted from. In addition, the robot generally does not have the ability to remember the consumption of pipettes and liquids between two sessions, so you must refill before starting a new procedure."
"We intend that something like portioning out control material into many small portions will be obvious. Admittedly, the robot is not faster than an experienced bioanalyst/laboratory technician, but that person will then be able to carry out other tasks while the robot is working. We would also like to integrate a form of barcode reading with electronic output of files, for example with gloss numbers, so that we can ensure the quality and documentation of individual processes all the way through the analysis process."
Download the brochure and get inspired. Read specifications and further information on the Opentrons OT-2 liquid handling robot.
Opentrons has since launched a new liquid handling robot; Opentrons Flex. It has even more modules, is more complex and can therefore be used in even more usecases and for even more complex workflows.