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Bachelor's Thesis
Author of thesis: Bc. Radek Michna
Acad. year: 2025/2026
Supervisor: Ing. Tomáš Holoubek
Reviewer: Ing. Jindřich Šafran
This bachelor’s thesis deals with the automation of a manual mechanical pipette for its use within the openTube2 robotic workstation for laboratory liquid handling. The aim of the thesis was to design, implement, and test a solution enabling the Epson LS3-B SCARA robot to use Gilson PIPETMAN pipettes within the openTube2 system. A holder enabling full use of the pipette, including volume adjustment and easy pipette replacement, was developed. The design also integrates a collision protection mechanism in the form of a spring-loaded vertical displacement. Pipetting automation is enabled by an Actuonix L12-30-210-6-R linear servo actuator controlled by the Arduino UNO R3 platform. These devices, together with manual mechanical pipettes and existing solutions for their integration into robotic workstations, are discussed in the theoretical part of the thesis. The practical part presents the development, manufacturing, description, and testing of the proposed pipette holder and the associated control electronics.
laboratory automation, liquid handling, pipetting robots, mechanical manual pipettes, linear actuators, Arduino development board
Date of defence
16.06.2026
Result of the defence
Defended (thesis was successfully defended)
Grading
B
Process of defence
Student seznámil komisi s výsledky své bakalářské práce a odpověděl na otázky oponenta. Následovala diskuze k závěrečné práci a otázky komise: Rozsah na práce. Použití velkého množství zdrojů. Student odpověděl na všechny dotazy komise.
Language of thesis
Czech
Faculty
Fakulta strojního inženýrství
Department
Institute of Automation and Computer Science
Study programme
Engineering (B-STR-P)
Specialization
Applied Computer Science and Control (AIŘ)
Composition of Committee
doc. Ing. Lukáš Novotný, Ph.D. (předseda) doc. Ing. Miloš Hammer, CSc. (místopředseda) Ing. et Ing. Stanislav Lang, Ph.D. (člen) Mgr. Jan Faltýnek, Ph.D. (člen) Ing. Petr Lošák, Ph.D. (člen) Ing. Filip Kšica, Ph.D. (člen) doc. Ing. Ivan Švarc, CSc. (člen) doc. Ing. Radek Vlach, Ph.D. (člen) Ing. Luděk Janák (člen)
Supervisor’s reportIng. Tomáš Holoubek
Grade proposed by supervisor: A
Reviewer’s reportIng. Jindřich Šafran
Grade proposed by reviewer: C
Responsibility: Mgr. et Mgr. Hana Odstrčilová