Supported devices
Revolution drives 40+ laboratory instruments out of the box. Each device page covers what Revolution can control, how to wire the instrument in, and the supported methods exposed through the REST API.
Liquid handlers
Section titled “Liquid handlers” Hamilton Microlab Channel-based liquid handling with CO-RE tips — Microlab STAR / STARlet / VANTAGE.
Tecan Fluent & EVO Modular liquid handling for flexible, complex assay workflows.
Labcyte Echo Acoustic non-contact transfer, nL volumes, zero carry-over.
Mosquito LV / SPT Disposable-tip pipetting for nanoliter assay setup.
Tecan HP D300 Inkjet-based digital dispenser, picoliter precision.
Thermo MultiDrop Bulk reagent dispenser — Combi and Combi nL cassettes.
BioRAPTR Beckman Coulter bulk dispenser for 96 / 384 / 1536 wells.
CyBio Well Vario Analytik Jena 96 / 384 / 1536-channel pipettor.
Certus Flex Gyger piezo microdispenser, picoliter to microliter range.
D2 Dispenser UK Robotics automated dispenser for general lab workflows.
Plate readers & imaging
Section titled “Plate readers & imaging” BMG Labtech readers SPECTROstar, PHERAstar, VANTAstar, CLARIOstar multi-mode plate readers.
PerkinElmer Opera, Operetta, EnVision — high-content imaging and multi-label.
Cellvista SynenTec high-throughput automated cell imaging.
FDSS 7000 Hamamatsu functional drug screening — simultaneous fluorescence and luminescence.
rapifleX MALDI-TOF Bruker mass spectrometer for proteomics and tissue imaging.
OpenLab CDS Agilent chromatography data system for LC / GC / MS arrays.
Sample storage & incubators
Section titled “Sample storage & incubators” Thermo Cytomat Automated incubator with plate hotel — Cytomat 2 / 10 / 24 / 48 / 6001.
Cytomat SkyLine Linear high-capacity plate storage with random access.
HiRes Stores SteriStore, AmbiStore, and NanoServe modular storage.
LiCONiC Incubators Compact automated incubators (STX series) with CO₂ / O₂ control.
Agilent Ambient Storage MiniHub, PlateExchange, and PlateHub for plate handoff and buffer storage.
KingFisher Thermo Fisher magnetic particle processor for nucleic-acid / protein extraction.
Robotic movers
Section titled “Robotic movers” PF400 with Rail Precise Automation / Brooks PF400 collaborative robot, linear-rail extended reach.
Stäubli 6-axis cleanroom-compatible industrial robots — TX2 series.
KUKA KUKA 6-axis arms including the LBR Med collaborative variant.
Plate handling
Section titled “Plate handling” XPeel Brooks automated plate seal remover.
A4S Sealer Brooks heat-seal microplate sealing system.
PlateLoc Agilent thermal microplate sealer.
LH4 Handler UK Robotics 4-position lid handler for automated delidding.
DeCapper Hamilton LabElite automated screw-cap decapping for sample tubes.
Cedrex Tube Labeler Automated tube barcode labeling system.
Centrifuges
Section titled “Centrifuges” HiG Centrifuges Bionex Solutions HiG3 / HiG4 plate centrifuges.
MicroSpin HighRes Biosolutions compact plate centrifuge.
VSpin + Access Agilent plate centrifuge with robotic access door.
Thermal cyclers
Section titled “Thermal cyclers” QuantStudio qPCR Thermo Fisher real-time PCR — QuantStudio 3 / 5 / 6 / 7.
TRobot Analytik Jena thermal cycler with automation-friendly lid lifter.
Mixers, washers, balances
Section titled “Mixers, washers, balances” ELx405 Plate Washer BioTek / Agilent microplate washer with LHC control.
BioShake & ColdPlate Q Instruments shaking and temperature-controlled plate hotel.
Mettler Toledo Balances High-precision analytical balances for lab automation.
LabRAM II Resodyn ResonantAcoustic mixer — solids, liquids, pastes, powders.
Integrations & SDK
Section titled “Integrations & SDK” VWorks Automation Remote control of Agilent VWorks scheduler from Revolution.
Open-Source Driver Kit Add your own device driver — Python or C# SDK.
Don’t see your instrument? The Open-Source Driver Kit is the path to adding any device with a documented control protocol. Pull requests and driver contributions welcome.