WO2022163962A1

WO2022163962A1 - Experiment automation device for performing life science and chemical experiments, and method therefor

Info

Publication number: WO2022163962A1
Application number: PCT/KR2021/012694
Authority: WO
Inventors: 김규태; 이성훈; 박준성
Original assignee: 주식회사 싱크오르비스
Priority date: 2021-01-29
Filing date: 2021-09-16
Publication date: 2022-08-04

Abstract

The present invention relates to an experiment automation device and a method therefor, and an experiment automation device according to an embodiment comprises: a program reception unit for receiving an experiment program corresponding to an extension module arranged on a mainboard; a pipette control unit for performing suction and aliquot operations on at least one target sample, provided in the extension module, by controlling the operation of a robot pipette on the basis of the received experiment program; and a result data collection unit for collecting experiment result data according to the suction and aliquot operations.

Description

Laboratory automation device and method for performing life science and chemical experiments

The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for automation of experiments, and more particularly, to a technical idea for automatically performing life science and chemical experiments through motion control of a robot pipette based on an experimental program.

Experimental tools used in life science and chemical experiments include laboratory consumables such as test tubes, general-purpose instruments such as sample preparation, stirrers, and distilled water, and tools for environment creation/protection of experimenters.

Among these experimental tools, a pipette is an experimental tool used to move a small amount of liquid, and can precisely measure the volume of a liquid or gas, and includes a graduated pipette, a hole pipette, and a micropipette.

These pipettes should use a filler when taking liquids in the course of the experiment, avoid sucking by mouth, and do not move around with liquids in the pipette.

Specifically, in a hole pipette, in order to obtain the exact amount indicated on the pipette, after all the liquid has flowed out, close the upper hole of the pipette with the second finger of the right hand and lightly squeeze the center of the pipette with the left hand to drop the remaining liquid at the tip of the pipette. Also, in the case of graduated pipettes, do not take liquid from the tip of the pipette.

That is, in the course of life science and chemistry experiments, the pipette requires fine and precise manipulation. Currently, the pipette is mainly operated manually, and there is a possibility that the experiment will fail due to the inexperience of the experimenter.

In addition, there are experimental equipment that automates some experimental processes, but at the same time, there is no device that automatically processes (collects and organizes) experimental data at the same time. development is needed.

An object of the present invention is to provide an experiment automation apparatus and method for automatically performing life science and chemical experiments using a pipette according to an input experiment program.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide an experiment automation apparatus and method capable of improving user convenience by automatically collecting and organizing result data according to the performed experiment and providing it to the user.

Experimental automation apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention is provided in the expansion module through a program receiver for receiving an experiment program corresponding to the expansion module disposed on a main board, and control the operation of a robot pipette based on the received experiment program. It may include a pipette control unit for performing suction and dispensing operations for at least one target sample, and a result data collection unit for collecting experimental result data according to suction and dispensing operations.

According to one side, the expansion module includes at least one experimental module of a container module equipped with a target sample, a pipette tip mounting module, a pipette tip collection module, a current supply module, a centrifuge module, a temperature control module, and a vortexing module. may include

According to one side, the experiment program may include at least one of information about the type of the experiment module, the location information of the experiment module, the experiment process information, and the experiment data information collected through the results of the experiment.

According to one side, the robot pipette may include a first detecting means of at least one of a first sensor and a first camera, and the pipette controller may identify the position of the target sample and the dispensing location of the target sample based on the first detecting means. have.

According to one side, the pipette control unit moves to a position corresponding to the pipette tip mounting module provided in the extension module based on the received experimental program and the first detection means, and then moves at least one pipette tip provided in the pipette tip mounting module. You can control the movement of the robotic pipette to mount it.

According to one side, the pipette control unit moves to a position corresponding to the pipette tip removal module provided in the expansion module based on the received experimental program and the first detection means, and then the pipette tip mounted at the position corresponding to the pipette tip removal module It is possible to control the movement of the robot pipette to remove the

According to one side, the experimental automation device is a pipette comprising an x-axis driving unit for moving the robot pipette in the x-axis direction, a y-axis driving unit for moving the robot pipette in the y-axis direction, and a z-axis driving unit for moving the robot pipette in the z-axis direction. It further includes a driving unit, and the pipette control unit may control the operation of the robot pipette through control of the pipette driving unit based on the received experimental program.

According to one side, at least one of the main board and the expansion module includes a second sensing means of at least one of a second sensor, a second camera, and a microscope, and the result data collection unit includes at least one of the first detecting means and the second detecting means. It is possible to collect experimental result data for the target sample on which the dispensing operation is performed based on the detection means.

According to one side, the program receiver may monitor the arrangement state of the extension module in the main mode based on the second sensing means.

According to one side, the result data collection unit processes the collected experimental result data in at least one format of a table format and a graph format preset according to a user input, and displays the processed test result data in at least one of a display and a preset user terminal. can provide

An operating method of an experiment automation apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes receiving an experiment program corresponding to an extension module disposed on a main board by a program receiving unit, and operating a robot pipette based on the experimental program received from the pipette control unit The method may include performing a suction and dispensing operation on at least one target sample provided in the expansion module through control, and collecting experimental result data according to the suction and dispensing operation in a result data collection unit.

According to an embodiment, the present invention can automatically perform life science and chemical experiments using a pipette according to an input experiment program.

According to one embodiment, the present invention can improve user convenience by automatically collecting and organizing result data according to the performed experiment and providing it to the user.

1 is a view for explaining an experiment automation apparatus according to an embodiment.

2 is a diagram for explaining an implementation example of an experiment automation apparatus according to an embodiment.

3 is a view for explaining a method of operating an experiment automation apparatus according to an embodiment.

Specific structural or functional descriptions of the embodiments according to the concept of the present invention disclosed herein are only exemplified for the purpose of explaining the embodiments according to the concept of the present invention, and the embodiment according to the concept of the present invention These may be embodied in various forms and are not limited to the embodiments described herein.

Since the embodiments according to the concept of the present invention may have various changes and may have various forms, the embodiments will be illustrated in the drawings and described in detail herein. However, this is not intended to limit the embodiments according to the concept of the present invention to specific disclosed forms, and includes changes, equivalents, or substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention.

Terms such as first or second may be used to describe various elements, but the elements should not be limited by the terms. The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one element from another, for example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, a first element may be named a second element, and similar The second component may also be referred to as the first component.

When a component is referred to as being “connected” or “connected” to another component, it may be directly connected or connected to the other component, but it is understood that other components may exist in between. it should be On the other hand, when it is said that a certain element is "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another element, it should be understood that the other element does not exist in the middle. Expressions describing the relationship between elements, for example, “between” and “between” or “directly adjacent to”, etc. should be interpreted similarly.

The terminology used herein is used only to describe specific embodiments, and is not intended to limit the present invention. The singular expression includes the plural expression unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In the present specification, terms such as "comprise" or "have" are intended to designate that the described feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof exists, and includes one or more other features or numbers, It should be understood that the possibility of the presence or addition of steps, operations, components, parts or combinations thereof is not precluded in advance.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Terms such as those defined in a commonly used dictionary should be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the meaning in the context of the related art, and should not be interpreted in an ideal or excessively formal meaning unless explicitly defined in the present specification. does not

Hereinafter, embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the scope of the patent application is not limited or limited by these embodiments. Like reference numerals in each figure indicate like elements.

Referring to FIG. 1 , the experiment automation apparatus 100 according to an embodiment may automatically perform life science and chemical experiments using a pipette according to an input experiment program.

In addition, the experiment automation apparatus 100 may improve user convenience by automatically collecting and organizing result data according to the performed experiment and providing it to the user.

To this end, the experiment automation apparatus 100 may include a program receiving unit 110 , a pipette control unit 120 , and a result data collecting unit 130 . For example, the program receiving unit 110 , the pipette control unit 120 , and the result data collecting unit 130 may be mounted on the main board of the experiment automation apparatus 100 .

The program receiving unit 110 according to an embodiment may receive an experiment program corresponding to an extension module disposed on the main board.

For example, at least one of the main board and the expansion module may include a second sensing means of at least one of a second sensor, a second camera, and a microscope.

In addition, the main board may further include a power supply means for the operation of the display, the electronic board and the expansion module.

According to one side, the expansion module includes at least one experimental module of a container module equipped with a target sample, a pipette tip mounting module, a pipette tip collection module, a current supply module, a centrifuge module, a temperature control module, and a vortexing module. may include, wherein the container module may include a plurality of microtubes containing at least one sample (eg, a solution).

In addition, the experiment program may include at least one of information about the type of the experiment module, location information of the experiment module, experiment process information, and experiment data information collected through the results of the experiment.

Specifically, the extension module is a module equipped with devices used for life science and chemical experiments, and can be freely arranged on the main board by a user, and the program receiver 110 is an experiment arranged on the main board through a user input. An experiment program including an experiment process corresponding to the module may be received from an external server through a network.

For example, the network may be at least one of a wireless communication network such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and a wireless LAN, or a wired communication network using a wired cable.

On the other hand, the program receiving unit 110 detects information on the test module disposed on the main board through the second sensing means, and sends a request signal for receiving the test program corresponding to the detected test module information to the external server. and may receive an experiment program corresponding to the request signal from an external server.

Specifically, the program receiving unit 110 receives at least one of a type of an experiment module disposed on the main board through the second sensing means, an arrangement position of the experiment module, a type of a sample provided in the experiment module, and a position of a microtube provided with the sample. One piece of information can be detected, and an experiment program matching the sensed information can be automatically received without user intervention.

For example, the program receiver 110 may detect information through at least one of a shape, a color, and a location of an experiment module identified through the second camera.

In addition, the experiment module may have an identifier such as a tag for identifying information of the experiment module, and the program receiving unit 110 detects information through at least one through recognition of each tag through the second sensor. You may.

According to one side, the program receiving unit 110 may monitor the arrangement state of the extension module in the main mode based on the second sensing means.

Specifically, when the test program is received, the program receiving unit 110 may check whether an extension module required in the process of performing an experiment process included in the experiment program is correctly arranged through the second sensing means, and may display or display a preset user terminal. Through this, the inspection result can be provided to the user.

For example, the program receiving unit 110 detects a mark such as a QR code provided in the extension module with a camera and a method of detecting memory information provided in the circuit of the extension module. You can check that they are placed correctly.

The pipette controller 120 according to an exemplary embodiment may perform suction and dispensing operations on at least one target sample provided in the expansion module by controlling the operation of the robot pipette based on the received experimental program.

For example, the robotic pipette may include a first sensing means of at least one of a first sensor and a first camera. In addition, the robot pipette may further include a motor for performing suction and dispensing operations for the sample.

According to one side, the pipette control unit 120 may control the operation of the robot pipette as well as the experiment module, the first detection means, and the second detection means according to the experiment process included in the received experiment program, and through this, automatically experiment can be performed.

For example, when the experimental program is a program related to DNA extraction, electrophoresis, and PCR process, the pipette controller 120 may perform pipetting of dispensing and moving a sample using a robot pipette, and additionally , DNA extraction process controls the operation (cooling operation) of the vortexing module, centrifuge module, and temperature control module among the experimental modules, the electrophoresis process controls the operation of the current supply module among the experimental modules, and vortexing in the PCR process It is possible to control the operation (heating operation) of the module, the centrifuge module and the temperature control module.

Hereinafter, an example of automatically performing an experiment according to a DNA extraction process using the experiment automation apparatus 100 according to an embodiment will be described in more detail.

The container module provided on the main board may include a plurality of microtubes each having different samples. Specifically, the first microtube contains plant tissue, the second microtube contains EBA (extraction buffer A), and the third microtube EBB (extraction buffer B) in the tube, sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS) in the fourth microtube, potassium acetate in the fifth microtube, and isopropyl having a cold temperature below a preset temperature in the sixth microtube Alcohol (isopropyl alcohol), 70% ethanol in the 7th microtube, sodium acetate in the 8th microtube, DW (Dilution/Wash) in the 9th microtube, and TE (in the 10th microtube) tris-EDTA) may be provided.

The pipette controller 120 may automatically perform an experiment using a DNA extraction process.

Specifically, the pipette controller 120 may control the operation of the robot pipette to inject 300ul EBA, 900ul EBB, and 100ul SDS into the first microtube.

Next, the pipette control unit 120 controls the operation of the robot pipette to move the sample provided in the first microtube to the centrifuge module, and controls the centrifuge module and the vortexing module to rotate the moved sample slowly. Texing can be done.

Next, the pipette controller 120 may control the operation of the robot pipette to move the vortexed sample to the eleventh microtube, and control the temperature control module to move the sample moved to the eleventh microtube 65 for 10 minutes. It can be incubated at a temperature of °C.

Next, the pipette control unit 120 controls the operation of the robot pipette to move the incubated sample to the centrifuge module, and controls the robot pipette, the centrifuge module, and the temperature control module to cool the moved sample. After that, after containing 410ul of portamacetate and mixing slowly, centrifugation operation can be performed at 13,200 rpm for 15 minutes.

Next, the pipette control unit 120 controls the operation of the robot pipette to suck only 1ml of the supernatant from the centrifuged sample and move it to another microtube, and controls the operation of the robot pipette and the temperature control module to add 540ul to the moved sample. of cold isopropanol may be added and incubated in a cooled state for 20 minutes (hereinafter, the first process).

Next, the pipette control unit 120 controls the operation of the robot pipette, the centrifuge module, and the temperature control module to perform a centrifugation operation at 10,200 rpm for the incubated sample for 10 minutes, then removes the supernatant, put 500ul ethanol, and dried It can be washed (hereinafter, the second process).

Next, the pipette control unit 120 controls the operation of the robot pipette and the temperature control module to put 600ul of TE in the washed sample and suspending (resuspending), and then 60ul of 3M sodium acetate and 360ul of cold isopropanol. After that, it can be incubated for 20 minutes (hereinafter, the third process).

Next, the pipette controller 120 may control the operation of the robot pipette, the centrifuge module, and the temperature control module to repeat the first to third processes 9 to 11 times.

Finally, the pipette controller 120 may control the operation of the robot pipette and the centrifuge module to put TE into the sample in which the first to third iterations have been repeatedly performed, and suspend the TE to complete the automatic experiment.

According to one side, the pipette control unit 120 may identify the position of the target sample and the dispensing position of the target sample based on the first detection means.

For example, the pipette controller 120 may identify a location based on the shape and color of the micro tube identified through the first camera, and recognize the tag provided in each micro tube through the first sensor to determine the location. can also be identified.

According to one side, the pipette control unit 120 moves to a position corresponding to the pipette tip mounting module provided in the extension module based on the received experimental program and the first detection means, and then moves to a position corresponding to the pipette tip mounting module provided in the extension module. The motion of the robotic pipette can be controlled to mount the pipette tip.

In addition, the pipette control unit 120 moves to a position corresponding to the pipette tip removal module provided in the expansion module based on the received experimental program and the first detection means, and then moves the pipette mounted at a position corresponding to the pipette tip removal module. It is also possible to control the motion of the robotic pipette to remove the tip.

That is, the pipette control unit 120 may automatically mount or remove the pipette tip according to an experimental process.

According to one side, the pipette controller 120 may control the suction and dispensing operations of the robot pipette based on the first sensing means.

For example, the pipette control unit 120 may monitor the volume of a sample sucked by the robot pipette using the first sensor, and may control the suction operation in real time according to the monitoring result to more accurately control the suction operation. .

In addition, the pipette controller 120 may accurately control the dispensing operation by accurately identifying the dispensing position through the first sensor and the first camera, and then controlling the sample to be dispensed on the identified position.

According to one side, the pipette control unit 120 may automatically control the dispensing operation according to the experimental process. In other words, the pipette control unit 120 can automatically control the dispensing operation through software according to the experimental process, rather than a manual input means such as a button. This can improve user convenience.

The result data collection unit 130 according to an embodiment may collect experimental result data according to suction and dispensing operations using a robot pipette.

According to one side, the result data collection unit 130 may collect experimental result data for a target sample on which a dispensing operation is performed through a robot pipette based on at least one detection means among the first detection means and the second detection means. have.

For example, the result data collection unit 130 collects experimental result data for at least one of the shape, dimension, and color of the target sample on which the dispensing operation is performed using at least one of the first camera, the second camera, and the microscope. can do.

In addition, the result data collection unit 130 uses at least one of the first sensor and the second sensor to obtain experimental result data for at least one of temperature, absorbance, transmittance, and reflectance for the target sample on which the dispensing operation is performed. can be collected

Meanwhile, the result data collection unit 130 processes the collected experimental result data in at least one of a table format and a graph format preset according to a user input, and displays the processed test result data in at least one of a display and a preset user terminal. can be provided in one.

In other words, the result data collection unit 130 may classify/organize the collected experimental result data in a preset format according to a user input, and may provide the classified/organized experimental result data to the user.

For example, when the electrophoresis experiment is finished, the result data collection unit 130 determines the location of the DNA fragment by photographing the result of the electrophoresis experiment with a camera, and then performing object detection on the photographed image. It is possible to determine the mass of DNA based on the judgment result and visualize it as a graph.

Referring to FIG. 2 , an experiment automation apparatus 200 according to an embodiment includes a main board 210 , an extension module 220 disposed on the main board 210 , and an experiment program corresponding to the extension module 220 . It may include a robot pipette 230 that automatically performs an experiment based on , wherein the main board 210 may include the program receiving unit, pipette control unit, and result data collection unit described with reference to FIG. 1 .

The expansion module 220 is a module equipped with devices used for life science and chemical experiments, and may be freely disposed on the main board by a user.

According to one side, the experiment automation apparatus 200 includes an x-axis driving unit 241 that moves the robot pipette 230 in the x-axis direction, a y-axis driving unit 242 that moves the robot pipette 230 in the y-axis direction, and a robot. The pipette driver may further include a z-axis driver 243 that moves the pipette in the z-axis direction.

The pipette control unit provided on the main board controls the x-axis driving unit 241, y-axis driving unit 242, and z-axis driving unit 243 of the pipette driving unit according to the experimental process included in the experimental program to operate the robot pipette 230. can be controlled.

Specifically, the pipette control unit may control the x-axis driving unit 241 and the y-axis driving unit 242 to move the robot pipette 230 to a desired position on the expansion module 220 , and control the z-axis driving unit 243 . Thus, the sample can be sucked and discharged through the robot pipette 230 moved to a specific position.

According to one side, the pipette control unit controls the operation of the robot pipette 230 by controlling the x-axis driving unit 241, the y-axis driving unit 242, and the z-axis driving unit 243 of the pipette driving unit through camera and switch control operations. can

Specifically, the pipette control unit can identify the initial position of the robot pipette 230 by recognizing the state in which the switch is pressed through a switch provided in advance, and how much the robot pipette 230 moves from the initial position through the rotation time and direction. It can be checked whether it has moved, which can be a linear actuator.

According to one side, the pipette controller may control the operation of the robot pipette 230 through infrared-based distance measurement.

In other words, FIG. 3 is a view for explaining an operation method of an experiment automation apparatus according to an embodiment described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2 , and among the contents described with reference to FIG. 3 below, FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 . A description that overlaps with the content will be omitted.

Referring to FIG. 3 , in operation 310 , an expansion module may be disposed on a main board in the method of operating an experiment automation apparatus according to an embodiment.

In addition, the expansion module may include at least one experimental module among a container module equipped with a target sample, a pipette tip mounting module, a pipette tip collection module, a current supply module, a centrifuge module, a temperature control module, and a vortexing module. can

Next, in step 320 , in the method of operating an experiment automation apparatus according to an embodiment, the program receiving unit may receive an experiment program corresponding to the extension module disposed on the main board.

For example, the experiment program may include at least one of information about the type of the experiment module, location information of the experiment module, experiment process information, and experiment data information collected through the results of the experiment.

According to one side, in step 320 , in the operating method of the experiment automation apparatus according to an embodiment, the program receiving unit may monitor the arrangement state of the extension module in the main mode based on the second sensing means.

Next, in step 330, the operation method of the automated device according to an embodiment performs suction and dispensing operations for at least one target sample provided in the expansion module through operation control of the robot pipette based on the experimental program received from the pipette controller. can be performed.

For example, the robotic pipette may include a first sensing means of at least one of a first sensor and a first camera.

According to one side, in step 330 , in the operating method of the automated apparatus according to an embodiment, the pipette control unit may identify the position of the target sample and the dispensing position of the target sample based on the first sensing means.

According to one side, in step 330, the operation method of the automated device according to an embodiment moves to a position corresponding to the pipette tip mounting module provided in the extension module based on the first detection means and the experimental program received from the pipette control unit. , to control the operation of the robot pipette to mount at least one pipette tip provided in the pipette tip mounting module.

In addition, in step 330, in the operating method of the automated device according to an embodiment, the pipette moves to a position corresponding to the pipette tip removal module provided in the expansion module based on the experimental program and the first detection means received from the pipette control unit, and then the pipette The operation of the robot pipette may be controlled to remove the mounted pipette tip at a position corresponding to the tip removal module.

Next, in step 340, the operation method of the automated device according to an embodiment may collect experimental result data according to the suction and dispensing operation in the result data collection unit.

According to one side, in step 340, the operation method of the automated device according to an embodiment of the result data collection unit on the basis of the at least one detection means of the first detection means and the second detection means for the target sample on which the dispensing operation is performed. Experimental results data can be collected.

After all, by using the present invention, life science and chemical experiments using a pipette can be automatically performed according to an input experiment program.

In addition, by using the present invention, it is possible to automatically collect and organize result data according to the performed experiment and provide it to the user.

Although the embodiments have been described with reference to the limited drawings as described above, various modifications and variations are possible by those skilled in the art from the above description. For example, the described techniques are performed in an order different from the described method, and/or the described components, such as devices, structures, devices, circuits, etc., are combined or combined in a different form than the described methods, or other components Or substituted or substituted by equivalents may achieve an appropriate result.

Therefore, other implementations, other embodiments, and equivalents to the claims are also within the scope of the following claims.

Claims

a program receiver configured to receive an experiment program corresponding to the expansion module disposed on the main board;

a pipette control unit for performing suction and dispensing operations for at least one target sample provided in the expansion module through operation control of the robot pipette based on the received experimental program;

Result data collection unit for collecting experimental result data according to the suction and dispensing operation

Experimental automation device comprising a.
According to claim 1,

The extension module is

At least one experimental module of a container module in which the target sample is provided, a pipette tip mounting module, a pipette tip collection module, a current supply module, a centrifuge module, a temperature control module, and a vortexing module

Experimental automation device.
3. The method of claim 2,

The experimental program is

At least one of information on the type of the experiment module, location information of the experiment module, experiment process information, and experiment data information collected through the results of the experiment

Experimental automation device.
According to claim 1,

The robot pipette,

Comprising a first sensing means of at least one of the first sensor and the first camera,

The pipette control unit,

Identifying the position of the target sample and the dispensing position of the target sample based on the first detection means

Experimental automation device.
5. The method of claim 4,

The pipette control unit comprises:

After moving to a position corresponding to the pipette tip mounting module provided in the extension module based on the received experimental program and the first detection means, at least one pipette tip provided in the pipette tip mounting module is mounted. to control the movement of the robot pipette

Experimental automation device.
6. The method of claim 5,

The pipette control unit comprises:

After moving to a position corresponding to the pipette tip removal module provided in the expansion module based on the received experimental program and the first detection means, the mounted pipette tip is removed from the position corresponding to the pipette tip removal module. to control the movement of the robot pipette

Experimental automation device.
The method of claim 1,

A pipette driving unit comprising an x-axis driving unit for moving the robot pipette in the x-axis direction, a y-axis driving unit for moving the robot pipette in the y-axis direction, and a z-axis driving unit for moving the robot pipette in the z-axis direction.

further comprising,

The pipette control unit comprises:

Controlling the operation of the robot pipette through the control of the pipette driver based on the received experimental program

Experimental automation device.
5. The method of claim 4,

At least one of the main board and the expansion module,

a second sensor, a second camera, and a second sensing means of at least one of a microscope,

The result data collection unit,

collecting the experimental result data for the target sample on which the dispensing operation is performed based on at least one of the first detecting means and the second detecting means

Experimental automation device.
9. The method of claim 8,

The program receiving unit,

monitoring the arrangement state of the expansion module in the main mode based on the second sensing means

Experimental automation device.
According to claim 1,

The result data collection unit,

Processing the collected experimental result data into at least one format of a table format and a graph format preset according to a user input, and providing the processed test result data to at least one of a display and a preset user terminal

Experimental automation device.
receiving, at the program receiving unit, an experiment program corresponding to an extension module disposed on the main board;

performing, in the pipette control unit, suction and dispensing operations for at least one target sample provided in the expansion module, through operation control of the robot pipette based on the received experimental program;

In the result data collection unit, collecting experimental result data according to the suction and dispensing operation

An operating method of an experiment automation device comprising a.