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Opentrons Flex Prep

A no-code lab robot that you can set up in under a minute

Overview

The simplicity of a pipette with the versatility of a liquid handler

Flex Prep offers an entry point into automation, combining easy-to-install hardware with an intuitive walk-up-and-operate interface.

Flex Prep empowers users to start with semi-automated, routine pipetting and seamlessly scale up to full automation as their needs grow. Compatible with additional Opentrons Flex Pipettes and Modules for scaling up to full automation.

Features:

Aliquoting
Plate stamping
Normalization
Cherrypicking

Downloads

Brochure Opentrons Flex Prep

Quick transfer is a new software feature that allows you to quickly and easily create simple pipetting protocols on the Opentrons Flex touchscreen. This allows users to control the robot without programming or coding expertise.

The Flex prep is primarily used to assist with routine pipetting task such as sample and reagent aliquoting, plate stamping/reformatting, normalizations, and dilutions. However, you can scale up to more complicated workflows such as bead clean ups with the addition of Modules and the Opentrons Flex Gripper.