How a biology robot works
A biology robot is a machine that works in the physical world: it pipettes, prepares samples, moves plates and assists in microscopy inside the laboratory, and it can also take field samples when enabled. It connects to the cloud to add what it does not bring from the factory. Depending on its manufacturer, you can configure it to be compatible with the platform, update it or start with one from the brand, and the panorama remains open: any robot that meets the schema works.
One requirement is that the robot has internet access and that its manufacturer allows connecting it to external networks: with that it can use the tools, talk with the agent or join the agents the user has in their cloud and those created on natuleadan.app. The connection uses API key or OAuth 2.1 according to what the tool or the manufacturer asks for, and the tools that require it are verified on demand when needed and may be subject to other terms and conditions.
What the robot can do
There is no closed list: what it can do depends on the manufacturer and on what it already has installed. A robot that is not native to the laboratory can become native with the application, or stay as it is according to what you decide.
- Pipetting and preparation: dosing, aliquots, plates and dilutions, with the record of every step.
- Culture and media: transfer, incubation and support in media preparation, if the robot has them or adopts them.
- Readings: microscopy, cytometry and immunological assays, when the integration allows it.
- Bioprocess: support in the bioreactor and the purification, with loading and sampling per batch.
- Field sampling: collection of biological samples with cold chain, when the robot leaves the laboratory.
- Internal logistics: transport of samples, plates and materials between areas.
How the robot works
Here is the difference with the agents: the agents operate in the cloud and the robot works in the physical world. When it is online, it is empowered: it can talk with agents that the user creates or use the tools directly in its robot-to-tool relationship. It is not limited to a single task or a single agent: it adapts to what it is enabled with. Every action stays in the account’s usage log and, if it loses the connection, it keeps its last safe state until it returns.
How to use the robot
Once connected to the platform, the robot is used according to the role and the modality: there are robots that prepare samples, others that assist a person and others that travel the laboratory, according to what they have installed and what you decide. A professional can operate it within a protocol, or a person who integrates it into their own workflow, without going through a specialist. You can change modality, pause tasks or remove a line from the program without losing its history, and every adjustment is recorded with its date. The robot never interprets a result or changes a protocol: it proposes and escalates when needed.
How to have safety with your robot
Safety is shared between what you define and what the manufacturer offers. These fronts are worth reviewing before putting a robot into operation.
- Access: who can operate it, with which role and with which permission; rotation of API keys or OAuth.
- Approvals: sensitive actions ask for approval per operation, as in API Connect.
- Data: what leaves the robot toward the cloud, how it is encrypted, how long it is kept and with which consent.
- Physical safety: emergency stop, speed and force limits, sensors and restricted zones, according to the manufacturer.
- Network and updates: encrypted connection, signed updates and a safe behavior if it loses the connection.
- Log and audit: record of every action and notices on an anomalous behavior.
Start now
You can configure your robot to be compatible with natuleadan.app, update it or buy the one from the brand to start with one ready. If you use the application, create your account and nominate your biology robot for the pilot. The robot is paid separately and its connection, together with the use of the tools, is covered with the tokens of your monthly plan or your prepaid plan. The detail lives in pricing.