Figure 5

Plan diagram of Eve's laboratory robotic system. Layout diagram of Eve's laboratory robotic system, comprising: [1] Labcyte Echo 550 acoustic liquid handler, [2] BMG Pherastar reader, [3] MDS ImageXpress Micro cellular imager, [4] BMG Polarstar reader, [5] Cytomat 2C435 incubator, [6] Cytomat 6003 dry store, [7] FluidX DC-96pro capper/recapper, [8] two Variomag teleshake plate shakers and two Metrologic Orbit 1D barcode readers, [9] Cytomat linear actuator track, [10] robot plinth holding two Mitsubishi robot arms; models RV-3SJB and RV-3SJ, [11] FluidX Xtr-96 tube rack 2D barcode scanner, [12] Agilent (Velocity 11) Bravo liquid handler, [13] Thermo Combi-nL multidrop, [14] two Thermo Combi multidrops, and [15] consumables stacks for microplates, tube racks and tips. There are also two computers controlling the robotics, plus a networked computer server which runs all the other code vital to Eve's function: the chemistry knowledge base, QSARs and hypothesis generation, experiment planning, results relational database, data analysis etc. (not shown).