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GRIPS and Light Cafe Showcase Open-Source Lab Automation at LADEC2026
GRIPS and Light Cafe unveiled an automated liquid-dispensing demo using a JAKA MiniCobo and an eight-channel pipette at LADEC2026. They proposed lab automation based on open-source technology that users can reuse and extend. They also outlined plans to develop ROSSetter into an edge-side platform connecting RAG with robot control.
What happened
GRIPS Co., Ltd. and Light Cafe Co., Ltd. jointly exhibited at LADEC2026, held July 2-3, 2026, at the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation. They unveiled an automated liquid-dispensing demo combining a JAKA MiniCobo small collaborative robot with an eight-channel pipette.
Why it matters
The companies demonstrated an effort to automate laboratory liquid-dispensing tasks using a collaborative robot, an eight-channel pipette and open-source controls. They aim to build a platform that does not depend on dedicated equipment from a single manufacturer, allowing users to combine existing pipettes and peripheral devices and to reuse, modify and extend the system themselves.
Sources
Translated from the Japanese original: /news/grips-jaka-minicobo-to-8-ren-pipetta-niyoru-bunchuu-demo-wo-2f3304. The Japanese version is authoritative if they differ.