The Automated Reagent aspirator is a part of a Medical Diagnostic equipment. The objective of the system was to aspirate very small volumes of reagent with high precision and dispense this reagent at a programmed location using a non-contaminating mechanism

A robotic mechanism was developed was developed for high precision location sensing and aspiration.

Project Highlights :

• Develop high-precision, programmable syringe pump at the end of a linear actuator
  
• The dispenser was capable of aspirating 10 µl of reagent
  
• RS232 communication with a host controller
  
• Developed methodologies for high precision location sensing
  
• Developed algorithms for optimized arm movement and precise dosages
  
• Disposable pipette tip design for non-contaminating aspiration and dispensing of reagent
  
• Laser sensor design to ensure reliable pipette tip pick-up
  

Result :

Reliable robotic system for Reagent aspiration was successfully deployed in medical equipment

Core Competency Leverage:

Innovation, Design and Prototyping Skills, Embedded Systems Development, Robotics, Mechanical Design, CAD, CAE, Laboratory Tests