Lab Donkey is a unified automation platform that connects laboratory robots, instruments, and storage systems across vendors using versioned drivers and open integration interfaces. It provides deterministic workflow scheduling, real‑time monitoring, and recovery‑first execution with audit‑friendly logs that trace every sample and device action. The solution can be deployed in the cloud, on‑premises, or hybrid, giving labs reliable, vendor‑neutral orchestration and full traceability.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
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Product
Problem
Laboratories often rely on a mix of instruments from different vendors, leading to fragile integrations and workflows that halt at the first error, making automation difficult to scale and maintain.
Solution
Lab Donkey provides a unified automation platform that connects robots, instruments, and storage systems through versioned drivers and open integration interfaces. The platform enables deterministic workflow scheduling, real‑time monitoring, and recovery‑first execution, ensuring that runs continue safely after failures. Comprehensive audit‑friendly logs capture full sample and labware lineage, giving scientists and engineers clear visibility into what is running, what is next, and what happened. Lab Donkey can be deployed in the cloud, on‑premises, or in hybrid mode, allowing labs to keep execution close to devices while maintaining centralized traceability.
Target Audience
Primary customers are R&D laboratories, biotech and pharmaceutical research teams, and automation engineers who need reliable, vendor‑neutral orchestration of instruments and robots.
Features
- Versioned drivers and SDK supporting API, TCP/IP, and serial connections for vendor‑agnostic device integration
- Visual workflow builder with drag‑and‑drop nodes, version control, and reusable sub‑workflows
- Deterministic scheduler that respects timing windows, resource limits, and priority rules
- Recovery‑first execution with guided operator steps, safe stop/resume, and automatic rerouting to alternate devices
- Live dashboards and searchable, immutable logs providing full sample lineage and audit trails
- Flexible deployment options: cloud, on‑premises, or hybrid with offline operation and automatic resynchronization