RoboScore
55.4
Out of 100. Its robots, plus proof from customers and the press.
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RoboIndex
55.4
No change since the 19 Oct ranking
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Accessible, flexible lab automation for researchers
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How it worksThe score is 65% robots, 30% proof from customers and the press, 5% range of robots. Activity and readiness are shown for context.
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FUNDING ROUNDS AND CUSTOMERS BY ROBOT
Bigger dot = bigger round. Hollow = amount not disclosed.
Funding rounds
- Jun 2023Not yet on fileUS$10.0MLead not disclosedNot disclosedLab Manager ↗
- Sep 2021Series CUS$200MLead not disclosedNot disclosed2 outlets ↗
Rounds recorded from January 2017. Every amount links to its source.
Suggest an editCustomers
5 named customers · 5 L2 In use. See the names
3 more customers cited in public sources
Suggest an editOpentrons Labworks builds liquid-handling lab robots, including the OT-2 and Flex, for research and healthcare workflows. The company positions Flex as the successor to OT-2 and sells directly to researchers and labs seeking lower-cost, programmable automation; public coverage cites clients including Mayo Clinic, Harvard, and MIT.
Active products
7
Price range
US$3K to US$26K
7 of 7 priced
Company facts
- HQ
- United States
- Founded
- 2014 · 12 yrs
- Website
- opentrons.com
Active robots by Opentrons
7 shown- 1
- 2
Industrial Arm · 2018 · US$4K
- 3
Industrial Arm · US$15K
- 4
Industrial Arm · US$3K
- 5
Industrial Arm · US$4K
- 6
Industrial Arm · US$6K
- 7
OT-239.9Research · US$16K
| # | Category | Key specs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Opentrons Flex | Industrial Arm | Repeatability ±0.02 mm·Moving joints 6 | US$26K | Not yet on file | 54.9 |
| 2 | | OT-2 8-Channel Pipette | Industrial Arm | Not yet on file | US$4K | 2018 | 54.3 |
| 3 | | Opentrons Flex 96-Channel Pipette | Industrial Arm | Not yet on file | US$15K | Not yet on file | 46.2 |
| 4 | | OT-2 Single-Channel Pipette | Industrial Arm | Not yet on file | US$3K | Not yet on file | 46.2 |
| 5 | | Opentrons Flex 1-Channel Pipette | Industrial Arm | Not yet on file | US$4K | Not yet on file | 43.5 |
| 6 | | Opentrons Flex 8-Channel Pipette | Industrial Arm | Not yet on file | US$6K | Not yet on file | 43.5 |
| 7 | | OT-2 | Research | Not yet on file | US$16K | Not yet on file | 39.9 |
Safety reports
We checked the US FDA, NHTSA and OSHA registers. No reports found.
Press coverage
- Opentrons aims to democratize lab access with its Flex robot
TechCrunch · May 2023
Milestones
Raised US$10.0M
Launched the Flex liquid-handling robot as the successor to OT-2.
Series C: raised US$200M
- 2018launch
Launched OT-2 8-Channel Pipette
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