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Opentrons is a robotics company founded 2014, based in United States, developing 7 robots primarily in the Industrial Arm category.
CAPITAL & EVIDENCE
Opentrons has raised US$210.0M across 2 confirmed rounds and has 5 known customers, none yet tied to a specific model.
Raised
US$210.0M
across 2 confirmed rounds · latest Jun 2023
- Jun 2023· US$10.0M· Lab Manager ↗
- Sep 2021· US$200.0M· Fierce Biotech ↗· 2 outlets
Confirmed rounds recorded from January 2017. Every amount links to its source.
Correct this →Shipped
5 known customers — no deployment yet tied to a specific model
Used by
Named in a public source that did not say which model
- Department of Agriculture· United Statesusaspending.gov
- Department of Commerce· United Statesusaspending.gov
- Department of Health and Human Services· United Statesusaspending.gov
- Department of Veterans Affairs· United Statesusaspending.gov
- Department of the Interior· United Statesusaspending.gov
Accessible, flexible lab automation for researchers
Opentrons 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.
Company facts
- HQ
- United States
- Founded
- 2014 · 12 yrs
- Website
- opentrons.com
RoboScore
62.77 RoboScore + 0.00 Momentum· Strong evidence
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6 of 6 factors known. How it's calculated
Milestones
Launched the Flex liquid-handling robot as the successor to OT-2.
Company was founded.
Press coverage
- Opentrons aims to democratize lab access with its Flex robot
TechCrunch · May 2023
Active products by Opentrons
7 shown| # | Category | Key specs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Opentrons Flex | Industrial Arm | Repeatability ±0.02 mm·DOF 6 DOF | $26.4K | 54.9 |
| 2 |  | Opentrons Flex 96-Channel Pipette | Industrial Arm | — | $15.3K | 46.2 |
| 3 |  | OT-2 8-Channel Pipette | Industrial Arm | — | $4K | 46.2 |
| 4 |  | OT-2 Single-Channel Pipette | Industrial Arm | — | $3K | 46.2 |
| 5 |  | Opentrons Flex 1-Channel Pipette | Industrial Arm | — | $3.6K | 43.5 |
| 6 |  | Opentrons Flex 8-Channel Pipette | Industrial Arm | — | $6.4K | 43.5 |
| 7 |  | OT-2 | Research | — | $16K | 39.9 |
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