Robotic grippers, pipetting instruments and laboratory automation systems for life science laboratories
8-BOT Robotics
Konstanz (Headquarters)New on Amplifa
About 8-BOT Robotics
8-BOT Robotics develops modular, vendor-independent components and systems for laboratory automation. The portfolio includes the robotic laboratory gripper LabHand (compatible with cobots and industrial robots via the 62-mm ISO flange), the reconfigurable gripper LabHand4 with tool-based architecture, the multi-volume pipetting instrument FullRange Pipette, and the Cartesian gantry system ChemCore Vario for chemistry automation. In addition, the company offers project-based engineering: process analysis, workflow redesign, device integration (SiLA-based), LIMS connectivity, compound management, and sterile automated workflows such as transfection in 384-well format and cell culture automation. Laboratory automation is also available as a rental service (Rental Systems) — with robot arm for plate handling, liquid handling, plate labeler, delidder, dispenser, shaker, storage & transfer and barcode tracking. Where standard instruments do not fit, 8-BOT develops project-specific hardware, such as incubator and cold storage units. Based in Konstanz on Lake Constance, the company targets integrators and end users in pharma, biotech, chemistry and life science.
- Site
- Konstanz
- Processes
- Robotic gripping / handling of microtiter plates, lids, vessels (LabHand, LabHand4), Liquid handling / pipetting (FullRange Pipette, multi-volume), Process & automation engineering for laboratories (planning, integration, retrofit), Sterile automated workflows (384-well transfection, cell culture automation), Device integration, SiLA-based communication, LIMS connectivity, data workflows, Custom hardware development (incubator, cold storage and workflow-specific units), Laboratory automation, Process and automation engineering
- Materials
- Robotic Laboratory Gripper, Reconfigurable Laboratory Gripper, FullRange Pipette, ChemCore Vario, Rental Systems, Process & Automation Engineering
- Founded
- 2013
- Employees
- 2–10
- Industries
- Laboratory automation, Life Science, Pharma/Biotech, Chemistry, Robotics, Pharma/Biotech (laboratories)
- 01
Process analysis
- 02
Custom hardware development (prototypes)
- 03
Robot and device integration (SiLA)
- 04
Workflow definition and sequencing
- 05
Data workflows, LIMS connectivity and tracking
- 06
Commissioning and operation (including Rental Systems)
Products & Processes
Robotic Laboratory Gripper
Gripper for microtiter plates, lids and vessels, compatible with cobots and industrial robots (UR3e/UR5e/UR10e, ABB GoFa 1500) via the 62-mm ISO flange; controlled via I/O, RS485 or SSH.
Reconfigurable Laboratory Gripper
Tool-based architecture that can be reconfigured between process steps without rebuilding the robot cell.
FullRange Pipette
Multi-volume pipetting instrument in development covering the entire pipetting volume range in a single instrument; standard pipette tips.
ChemCore Vario
Cartesian gantry system for chemistry automation with quick-change tool for syringes with septum piercing for extraction from sealed vials.
Rental Systems
Rentable robotic systems for plate handling with standard tools such as liquid handling, plate labeler, delidder, dispenser, shaker and barcode tracking.
Process & Automation Engineering
Project work from process analysis to an operational laboratory system, including compound management, LIMS connectivity and integration of heterogeneous devices.
Location
Konstanz
DEHeadquarters; development, engineering and prototype construction
- LabHand
- LabHand4
- FullRange Pipette
- ChemCore Vario
- Universal Robots UR3e/UR5e/UR10e (compatible)
- ABB GoFa 1500 (compatible)
- Dobot MG400 (tool-change demo)
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robotic gripping / handling of microtiter plates, lids, vessels (LabHand, LabHand4)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Liquid handling / pipetting (FullRange Pipette, multi-volume)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Process & automation engineering for laboratories (planning, integration, retrofit)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sterile automated workflows (384-well transfection, cell culture automation)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Device integration, SiLA-based communication, LIMS connectivity, data workflowsEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Custom hardware development (incubator, cold storage and workflow-specific units)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
9 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robotic laboratory gripper | 8-BOT Robotics LabHand | – | 62 mm ISO flange, compatible with cobot/industrial robots, landscape and portrait orientation | – | – |
| Reconfigurable laboratory gripper (tool-based architecture) | 8-BOT Robotics LabHand4 | – | – | – | – |
| Multi-volume pipetting instrument (in development) | 8-BOT Robotics FullRange Pipette | – | – | – | – |
| – | 8-BOT Robotics ChemCore Vario | – | – | – | – |
| Cobot (compatible with LabHand) | Universal Robots UR3e | – | – | – | – |
| Cobot (compatible with LabHand) | Universal Robots UR5e | – | – | – | – |
| Cobot (compatible with LabHand) | Universal Robots UR10e | – | – | – | – |
| Cobot (compatible with LabHand) | ABB GoFa 1500 | – | – | – | – |
| Robot arm (tool-change system demonstration) | Dobot MG400 | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Reference customers
History
- 2013
Founding of 8-BOT Robotics in Konstanz
- 2023
Member of the cyberLAGO network (Lake Constance region)
- 2026
Presentation of the FullRange Pipette at SLAS Europe in Vienna (Innovation AveNEW, booth 1101-A); appearances at Future Labs Live Basel (booth S31), London Lab Live (booth D51) and Swiss Automation OST Rapperswil (ChemCore Vario)