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Jonathan Cline: Add internet resources section w/ more stuff

Jonathan Cline — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 02:58:43 GMT

Add internet resources section w/ more stuff

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	Various biology tasks can be handled by liquid-handling or tray-handling robots. The following robotic systems are used in some labs:		Various biology tasks can be handled by liquid-handling or tray-handling robots. The following robotic systems are used in some labs:

-	[[Tecan]]: uses a graphical user interface called Gemini to create scripts which are called Gemini Scripts (.gem files). The Gemini application runs on Microsoft Windows, however it also provides a method for external applications to send text-string robot commands to control all aspects of the robot. The Gemini application can also call external programs while running a script.	+	[[Tecan]]: uses a graphical user interface called Gemini and/or EVOware to create scripts which are called Gemini Scripts (.gem files). The Gemini application runs on Microsoft Windows, however it also provides a method for external applications to send text-string robot commands to control all aspects of the robot. The Gemini application can also call external programs while running a script.
-	** '''[[User:Jonathan Cline\|Jonathan Cline]]''' has created some scripts in Perl which command the Tecan robot directly.	+
-	** There is a Yahoo! Groups mailing list called "TecanProgramming" which has various Tecan discussion, and some Visual Basic example software for controlling the robot directly.	+

-	*[[Biomek]]: Uses a graphical user interface to create scripts. The script language is called Bioscript.	+	*[[Biomek]]: Uses a graphical user interface to create scripts. The script language is called Bioscript and runs based on TCL/Tk.


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		+	== Internet Resources for This Topic ==
		+	* '''[[User:Jonathan Cline\|Jonathan Cline]]''' has created some scripts in Perl which command the Tecan robot directly.
		+	* There is a Yahoo! Groups mailing list called ''TecanProgramming'' which has various Tecan discussion, and some Visual Basic example software for controlling the robot directly.
		+	* There is a Yahoo! Groups mailing list called ''lrig-discussion'' for "Laboratory Robotics and Automation".
		+	* There is a large industry organisation site at http://www.labautomation.org

Jonathan Cline: /* Robotics */

Jonathan Cline — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 02:54:05 GMT

Robotics

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	[[Tecan]]: uses a graphical user interface called Gemini to create scripts which are called Gemini Scripts (.gem files). The Gemini application runs on Microsoft Windows, however it also provides a method for external applications to send text-string robot commands to control all aspects of the robot. The Gemini application can also call external programs while running a script.		[[Tecan]]: uses a graphical user interface called Gemini to create scripts which are called Gemini Scripts (.gem files). The Gemini application runs on Microsoft Windows, however it also provides a method for external applications to send text-string robot commands to control all aspects of the robot. The Gemini application can also call external programs while running a script.
-	** '''[[User:Jonathan Cline\|~~jcline@ieee.org~~]] ~~22:53, 27 July 2009 (EDT)~~''' has created some scripts in Perl which command the Tecan robot directly.	+	** '''[[User:Jonathan Cline\|Jonathan Cline]]''' has created some scripts in Perl which command the Tecan robot directly.
	** There is a Yahoo! Groups mailing list called "TecanProgramming" which has various Tecan discussion, and some Visual Basic example software for controlling the robot directly.		** There is a Yahoo! Groups mailing list called "TecanProgramming" which has various Tecan discussion, and some Visual Basic example software for controlling the robot directly.

Jonathan Cline: /* Robotics */

Jonathan Cline — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 02:53:29 GMT

Robotics

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	Various biology tasks can be handled by liquid-handling or tray-handling robots. The following robotic systems are used in some labs:		Various biology tasks can be handled by liquid-handling or tray-handling robots. The following robotic systems are used in some labs:

-	*[[Tecan]]	+	[[Tecan]]: uses a graphical user interface called Gemini to create scripts which are called Gemini Scripts (.gem files). The Gemini application runs on Microsoft Windows, however it also provides a method for external applications to send text-string robot commands to control all aspects of the robot. The Gemini application can also call external programs while running a script.
-	*[[Biomek]]	+	** '''[[User:Jonathan Cline\|jcline@ieee.org]] 22:53, 27 July 2009 (EDT)''' has created some scripts in Perl which command the Tecan robot directly.
		+	** There is a Yahoo! Groups mailing list called "TecanProgramming" which has various Tecan discussion, and some Visual Basic example software for controlling the robot directly.
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		+	*[[Biomek]]: Uses a graphical user interface to create scripts. The script language is called Bioscript.
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Jonathan Cline: add tecan and biomek

Jonathan Cline — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 02:48:42 GMT

add tecan and biomek

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==Robotics==

Various biology tasks can be handled by liquid-handling or tray-handling robots. The following robotic systems are used in some labs:

*[[Tecan]]
*[[Biomek]]

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