Turning AI into action: ABB accelerates the future of lab automation at SLAS 2026

• ABB Robotics to showcase self ample and versatile AI-powered robots to  transform automatic workflows for contemporary laboratories
• Novel demos highlight interoperable robotic alternate choices with leading instrument partners, together with Agilent and Mettler Toledo
• ABB to host roundtable on robotics, interoperability and AI-pushed laboratory innovation

ABB Robotics will brand the subsequent jump in automatic laboratory workflows, showcasing how AI-powered, Self ample Versatile Robotics (AVR™) can bring increased throughput, improved reproducibility and seamless multi-dealer connectivity. ABB Robotics will be at Sales scheme #2027 at the Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) 2026 World Conference & Exhibition, February 7-11 at the Thomas Michael Menino Conference & Exhibition Center in Boston.

“Laboratories worldwide are transferring from isolated automation pilots to fully connected, AI-ready operations,” acknowledged Jose-Manuel Collados, Provider Robotics Product Line Supervisor at ABB Robotics. “At SLAS 2026 we will have the option to brand how ABB Robotics and its partners are serving to customers originate that transition – combining more self ample and versatile collaborative robots with interoperable alternate choices that seamlessly connect devices, data and digital tools. That is enabling labs of every dimension to scale quicker, work more reliably and capture deeper insights from every experiment.”

Highlights of ABB’s participation encompass three comprehensive collaborative robot laboratory project cells, exhibiting how scientists can automate more steps, capture richer data and scale operations with better self assurance. Working with leading laboratory instrument and automation application providers comparable to Agilent and Mettler Toledo, the workflows illustrate how developed automation enhances throughput and reproducibility, strengthens traceability and frees researchers to focal point on increased-impress scientific work.

Demonstrating next-technology interoperability

ABB Robotics’ SLAS demos additionally focal point on the vitality of start, interoperable automation. The utilization of ABB’s GoFa™ 5kg payload collaborative robots, the workflows will brand how customers can mix robotic technologies with specialized devices and application from a diversity of vendors to accumulate flexible, scalable and tailored automation systems.

The next two demos will be at the ABB Robotics Sales scheme (#2027):

• A multi‑step analytical workflow blueprint with Mettler Toledo devices orchestrated by method of LabX™ administration application, together with liquid and considerable sample prep, weighing, titration, oven cycling, and UV‑Vis prognosis. An ABB Robotics GoFa autonomously will originate functions comparable to pipetting, decanting, and vial capping/uncapping, offering improved project consistency and increased lab operator walkaway time.
• A comprehensive Fuel Chromatography (GC) sample‑prep trot, with GoFa executing automatic considerable meting out, volumetric flask handling, filtration into 2 mL vials, and GC loading, plus a reset cycle demonstrating decent pause‑to‑pause robotics for advanced, blended “dry” and “wet” responsibilities. The demo additionally aspects ABB Robotics OptiFact™, an all-in-one application platform designed to fetch, put together, and analyze facility data.

A 3rd demo will be at the Agilent gross sales scheme (#1808):

• Showcasing an ABB Robotics and Agilent collaboration on the robotic transfer of SBS/SLAS plates and consumables between a plate hotel, an Agilent Bravo deck, and Excessive-Stress Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) integrated with a Bravo liquid handler in pick and plight mode. The cell reflects the seamless integration of ABB Robotics and Agilent tools, and replicates the validated motion course, underscoring repeatable, high throughput handling that enhances existing instrument operations, ensuring basically the most trusty lab results.

Together, these demos will brand ABB robots working across Mettler Toledo and Agilent ecosystems to streamline sample prep and prognosis, pork up repeatability, and free scientists to abet out increased impress work, while offering a realistic imaginative and prescient of the lab of the longer term.

Roundtable: From Perception to Affect: AI, Robotics and the Convergence toward the Lab of the Future

On Tuesday, February 10, from Noon to 1:15pm EST (Room 107A), ABB Robotics will host a roundtable entitled “From Perception to Affect: AI, Robotics and the Convergence toward the Lab of the Future.” The session will carry together specialists from Atinary, Agilent, Mettler Toledo, Sanofi, and ABB Robotics to be in contact about how AI, robotics and interoperable platforms are reshaping laboratory operations.

ABB Robotics in lifestyles sciences

ABB Robotics supports the lifestyles sciences sector, enabling pharmaceutical, biotechnology, diagnostics and developed presents organizations to deploy flexible and reconfigurable automation alternate choices. With a portfolio constructed around collaborative robots, simulation capabilities and digital providers and products, ABB Robotics supports laboratories in accelerating workflow pattern, lowering operational wretchedness and improving the quality and richness of scientific data.

Through an expanding ecosystem of instrument manufacturers, application providers and blueprint integrators, ABB delivers total, AI-ready automation alternate choices that lend a hand customers transfer toward fully connected, data-pushed laboratories.

For more data on ABB Robotics’ laboratory automation innovations and participation at SLAS 2026 please trot to: https://www.abb.com/world/en/areas/robotics/events/slas-2026.