Scorpion – Normalisation & Cherry Picking By Hudson ARI

Scorpion – Normalisation & Cherry Picking 

A fast pipettor with a small footprint that is proven, precise and reliable, and that is perfect for managing cherry picking and normalisation workflows, relieving higher-end platforms from these time-consuming functions.

Scorpion’s high precision and low variability achieve a coefficient of variation at or below 4.4% and a standard deviation under 0.11 across all sample populations, including 2uL dispense volume.

CVs for 2uL and 5uL transfers of Tris/Fluorescein into a 384 plate transfers have been shown to be 4.6% and 3.8% respectively. Time to transfer 5ul 96 to 96 was 14 minutes and 55 minutes for 384 to 384.

 Capability Summary

  • High speed single channel robotic platform that operates with extremely precise movements to maximize throughput.
  • Small footprint perfect for handling cherry picking and normalisation workflows, relieving higher end platforms from these time consuming functions
  • Positive displacement head handles a wide range of fluid viscosities
  • Intelligent dispense sequencing minimizes set up time
  • Accommodates 6 SBS footprint tube racks or 24, 48, 96 or 384 well plates
  • Compatible with 50 µL to 1000 µL pipette tips with dispensing down to 1 µL
  • Deck will accommodate 96 racked 15 mL tubes, a deep well block and a rack of pipette tips for setting up plates from 15 mL tubes
  • Tip head design allows pipette tips to reach the bottom of 15 mL and 50 mL tubes
  • Liquid level sensing
  • Easily set up user-defined