Collaborative Station
Robot Augmented Sample Processing
Product Overview
The HEPA-filtered Collaborative Station with dual-arm robot enables safe, semi-automated processing of offline specimen types that may be unsuitable for routine automation, providing microbiology labs flexibility alongside Full Laboratory Automation to reap benefits across all sample workflows.
- Automatically manage manual steps for improved speed and traceability
- Process tissues, bone or sterile fluid samples, traditional transport swabs and positive blood cultures
- Coordinate manual workflow to reduce errors
Automate Any Sample
Enjoy the benefits of Full Laboratory Automation with the flexibility to manage any sample that comes into the laboratory
Improve Workflow
Automatically presents the precise sequence of plates and materials for specimen setup to the user for sample inoculation
Improve Specimen Traceability
Labels plates and samples then reconciles with LIS ensuring end-to-end traceability
Enhance Safety
The robots are designed to safely interact with the human operator and workspace is HEPA filtered
Manage Offline Samples Semi-Automatically
The HEPA filtered bio-safety collaborative workstation enables the management of various offline specimens, such as tissues, bone or sterile fluid samples, traditional transport swabs, and non-standard collection and transport devices. Utilizing the dual arm robot for offline specimens, in conjunction with WASP® for routine sample processing, the Microbiology laboratory can completely enjoy the benefits of Full Laboratory Automation with the flexibility to manage any sample that comes into the laboratory.
Safe Interaction
The robots in the Collaborative Workstation are designed to safely interact with the human operator. After scanning the label the robot automatically presents the precise sequence of plates and materials for specimen setup to the user for sample inoculation. The robots streak the plates, and then forward them onto the track system leading to WASPLab® Imaging Acquisition Stations and Smart Incubators.
Flexibility to Manage a Multitude of Sample Types
The Collaborative Robot can simplify many laboratory tasks, and depending on workflow and workload, may be effectively used in tandem with WASP® to perform:
- Culture of Ground Tissues
- Wound Aspirate Cultures
- Sterile Body Fluid Cultures
- Culture of Traditional Fiber Wrapped Swab Samples
We help you begin your automation journey
Copan delivers full laboratory automation innovations spanning specimen sorting, processing, smart incubation, specialized imaging, and AI interpretation to maximize clinical microbiology productivity. Our modular platforms are uniquely customized to each laboratory while enhancing quality, safety, and traceability.
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Our Promise
Copan is committed to innovation in preanalytics. The automation developed by the COPAN team helps Microbiologists to provide faster and better results, and ultimately to make a difference and have a strong impact on patient care.