The Dynamic Archive: automated biosample storage and retrieval

Component

Specifications

Robot

GV-10
One storage module
Small footprint

GV-100
One storage module
Large footprint

Each system comes equipped with a robot

Shuttles

One stationary robot can accommodate 1-2 shuttles

One movable robot on a rail can accommodate 1-4 shuttles

Housing units for trays. Robots access shuttles to archive and retrieve trays.

Trays

Each tray has 60 locations

Each tray has 180 locations

Housing units for GenPlates, GenTegra

Each location can vertically stack up to 8 GenPlates

Each location can vertically stack up to 7 GenPlates

Each shuttle can hold a minimum of 25 trays and up to 137 trays, depending on shuttle height selected

Each shuttle can hold a minimum of 25 trays and up to 137 trays, depending on shuttle height selected

Shuttle Capacity

GenPlate

17,280 - 65,760

45,360 - 172,620

Rack of 96 GenTegra Cluster Tubes

4,320 - 16,440

12,960 – 49,320

GenTegra 96 well microplate

8,640 – 32,880

25,920 – 98,640

Vertical Scalability
[based on shuttle height choice]

6300 mm (~21 feet) tall shuttle archives up to 65,760 GenPlates

6300 mm (~21 feet) tall shuttle archives up to 98,640 GenPlates

Horizontal Scalability
[based on system expansion]

Scalable within the GV-10 series to unlimited number of robots and shuttles; limited only by physical room size

Scalable within the GV-100 series to unlimited number of robots and shuttles; additional robots & shuttles can be added as required; limited only by physical room size