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Sidekick: A Low-Cost Open-Source 3D-printed liquid dispensing robot.
Article in HardwareX, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.
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11 citing papers in PubMed.
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Abstract
The Sidekick is a desktop liquid dispenser, compatible with standard SBS microplates and designed for accessible laboratory automation. It features an armature-based motion system and a fully 3D-printed chassis to reduce overall mechanical complexity and accommodate user modification. Liquid dispensing is achieved with four commercially available solenoid driven positive displacement pumps that deliver liquid in 10 µL increments. A Raspberry Pi Pico RP2040 processor programmed in MicroPython is used for control, and exposes a USB serial interface for users to submit commands using either a simple vocabulary of commands or a subset of G-Code. At a total cost of $710 USD, the Sidekick offers laboratories an easy to build, easily maintained, open-source liquid dispensing system for both research and pedagogical introductions to lab automation.
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