Azenta Us, Inc.

Stephen White

A gripper provides for gripping labware having a variety of diameters and shapes. The gripper includes a support structure having a center axis, a motor, and a gripper stage. The gripper stage includes a plurality of blades, each of the blades having a first end through which a blade rotation axis extends, a second end that is circumferentially and radially moveable to rotate the blade about the blade rotation axis, and c) a center portion. A ring structure is coupled to the motor to rotate the ring structure around the center axis. The ring structure, as it rotates, moves the second end of each blade to rotate the blade about the blade rotation axis of the blade to shift the center portion towards the center axis to contact an outer portion of a vessel extending along the center axis.

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Chester, United Kingdom

Stephen White