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Opentrons Single-Channel Pipettes Manual

An electronic pipette is designed for lab automation, and optimized for use with the OT-2. This pamphlet will cover everything you need to know to make the most of your pipette. Read More

Fully Automated NGS Clean-up and Size Selection with Omega Bio-Tek Mag-Bind® TOTALPURE NGS on the OT-2

DNA clean-up and size selection steps for next-generation sequencing (NGS) workfowsrequire precise and accurate pipetting, which can be labor intensive for large scaleexperiments. Omega Bio-tek’s Mag-Bind® TotalPure NGS Kit provides a fully automatable,highly fexible solution for both DNA and RNA clean-up and size selection. The OmegaBio-tek Mag-Bind® TotalPure NGS Kit… Read More

DNA Extraction with Promega MagaZorb DNA Mini-Prep Kit

Your OT-2 can fully automate the entire Promega MagaZorb® DNA Mini-Prep Kit. Read More

HEPA Module Manual

The Opentrons HEPA (High-Efficiency Particulate Air) Module is apositive pressure clean air system for use with the Opentrons OT-2liquid handling robot. The HEPA Module introduces a steady streamof filtered air into the OT-2 enclosure, displacing contaminates andproviding a positive pressure air boundary to prevent introduction ofairborne contaminants. Read More

HEPA Module Whitepaper

The Opentrons HEPA Module turns your OT-2 into a clean bench, enabling you to run sensitive contamination-prone applications… Read More

The first fully automated, methylation targeted, NGS (next generation sequencing) sample prep in less than one day Webinar

As an industry first, Avida Biomed has fully automated its novel Point-n-Seq® targeted sequencing sample prep as well as targeted methylation enrichment to a <1 day protocol, including only 10-15 minutes of hands-on time, – all achieved on Opentrons’ low cost open-platform liquid handler, the OT-2. Read More

Digital Biology: The State Of The Platforms

This is adapted from a talk Will Canine gave at SynBioBeta SF 2015 during the Automation and the Internet of Biotech Things session. Biology in the 21st Century We are in the century of software — a world with an API for everything. And yet, the way we do life-science… Read More

Protocol Designer: What It Is, What It Can Do, And How It Will Help You

Opentrons created Protocol Designer because we wanted scientists to easily create scientific protocols without having to write any code. Here’s how it works. Our goal at Opentrons has always been to democratize lab automation. To do that, we’ve worked hard to: Decrease the cost of equipment so more labs can… Read More

Calibrate And Run A Protocol

1. Drag file into interface OpenTrons jobs are described in files that the robot reads as instruction set. You download these files from the protocol library or make them yourself. Once you have the protocol you want downloaded, drag that file into the Setup / Run interface. 2. Save the… Read More

5 Ways To Source Protocols For The OT-2 Pipetting Robot: From Easy To Difficult

Automating your lab workflow not only has the potential to improve your data quality and increase your research output, it can also lead to significant time and money savings. If you’re reading along here, chances are you’ve already realized this, and that lab automation will make your job Automating your… Read More