Abstract
The following quote was obtained by the news editors from the background informa tion supplied by the inventors: 'In traditional lab environments, human operator s work throughout the lab to perform protocols with equipment and reagents. For example, a human operator may mix reagents together, manually calibrate a robot arm, and operate a pipettor robot to handle liquids. However, in some instances, a lab may include components (e.g., equipment, robots, etc.) that can be automa ted to perform protocols.