The BioTrack is a modular system that is based on high-performance conveyor-based automation that has been sucessfully employed for many years in industries such as manufacturing and semi-conductor. By adapting this technology to the laboratory we can achieve high-speed automation that is also robust and reliable.

The system is based on the BioTrack conveyor system, which uses a patented bidirectional slip roller design or a high-precision edge-belt design. The slip roller design allows multiple plates to be processed on te same conveyor, with some plates stopped and some plates moving. The edge belt design allows the plates to be precisely positioned, such as for 1536 pipetting. These conveyors allow for variable speed, bi-directional transport of microplates, tip boxes, and other labware (even non-microplate footprint) in either portrait or landscape orientation. The design also offers the flexibility to be reconfigured to changing layouts.

The BioTrack can be integrated directly onto the deck of an automated liquid handler. By adding stop positions on the conveyor multiple plates can be brought in for liquid handling operations and then quickly moved down the line to other instruments or to storage for incubation, all without the need for complicated multi-axis robot arms.

The BioGrip module is used to quickly transfer plates from the BioTrack to instruments such as washers, dispensers, sealers, and readers.