Open Lab Automata

Open lab automata

Modular automation hardware you can build, buy, and hack.

OLA laboratory robot with pipette and gripper tools over a modular work surface
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Hardware & support

The setup you need.

Kits, assembled hardware, and custom work.

Your request will be reviewed and forwarded to our vendors. A vendor's actual prices will differ and may not include shipping, taxes, or customer support. Prices below are for reference only.

Base hardware

MK4

3 controller options · Tool-changing platform

Kit or assembled options $1,000 - $2,700
RFQ

Liquid handling

Micropipette tool

Single channel · Kit, assembled, or calibrated

Kit or assembled options $250 - $600
RFQ

Object manipulation

Parallel gripper

Parallel jaws · Kit or assembled

Kit or assembled options $250 - $400
RFQ

Vision

Integrated camera

Integrated camera · Kit or assembled

Kit or assembled options $100 - $200
RFQ

Temperature control

Well plate blocks

Standard well plates · Heated or hot/cold

Options at $400 - $600
RFQ

Made for your workflow

Custom projects

Custom tools · Custom automation

Request a quote RFQ
RFQ

Community

Community support

Questions · Builds · Collaboration

Community access Free
Join

Expert Knowhow

Consulting

Integration · Design · Collaboration

Business & Academia rates Up to $50/h
RFQ

Open hardware ecosystem

Science Jubilee tools

Tools available by request

Request a quote RFQ
RFQ

Open knowledge

Documentation

Build · Operate · Adapt

Access Free forever
Open docs

Prices exclude unspecified shipping, taxes, and duties. Contact OLA for availability, lead times, and a complete quote.

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Projects to fund

Kickstart what's next.

Donate and help make these projects a reality.

Our roadmap includes developing or integrating new and existing hardware to OLA in automated workflows, and we need funding to accelerate our work.

The funder may opt to receive a prototype, and completely open-source documentation for the integration. Get in touch to learn more.

Fundable project

Multi-axis gripper

Multi-axis manipulation · Custom integration

Funding target $1,500
Fund

Fundable project

HEPA module

Filtered airflow · Sterile-work workflows

Funding target $1,500
Fund

Fundable project

Automated centrifuge

Automated operation · Gripper compatible

Funding target $2,000
Fund

Fundable project

Tube capper / decapper

Microtubes & Falcon tubes · Screw & hinged caps

Funding target RFQ
Fund

Fundable project

Blue diode laser

Laser cutting · Engraving · 20W or 24W module

Funding target $1,000 - $1,250
Fund

Fundable project

Colony Picker

Colony picking · Sterile work · Pick & place

Funding target $1,500
Fund

Pioreactor integration

Pioreactor

Culture monitoring · Coordinated OLA workflows

Integration funding RFQ
Fund

IO Rodeo integration

Potentiostat

Electrochemistry · Fully integrated operation

Funding target $1,000
Fund

IO Rodeo integration

Open Colorimeter

Optical absorbance · Automated workflows

Funding target $500 - $700
Fund

GaudiLabs integration

PocketPCR / qPocketPCR

PCR or real-time qPCR · Fully integrated

Funding target from $1,200 - $2,000
Fund

GaudiLabs integration

OpenDrop

Digital microfluidics · Fully integrated

Funding target $5,000
Fund

Custom integration

Your Equipment & Ideas

Your hardware · Your workflow · OLA integration

Integration funding RFQ
Fund

Manufacturer reference images: Pioreactor, IO Rodeo, and GaudiLabs. These are proposed OLA integrations, not currently implemented products.