ABB Robotics accelerates COVID-19 testing in Singapore

Create Date: 2024-8-30 12:03:23|Source: ABB

As part of Singapore's efforts to improve its national COVID-19 testing capacity, ABB's high-precision robots have been deployed in a new automated laboratory system called the Rapid Automatic Volume Enhancer (RAVE).

The system automates some of the manual steps typically required in sample processing. The two RAVEs and associated equipment can handle the industry's highest throughput of nearly 4,000 samples per day. RAVE also reduces the risk of test contamination and infection for lab workers.

This innovation was developed by the Centre for Advanced Remanufacturing and Technology (ARTC) of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) and the Institute of Manufacturing Technology of Singapore (SIMTech) and the Centre for Diagnostic Development (DxD), a national platform hosted by A*STAR.

ABB provided four IRB 910 SCARA units, including simulation and programming support, for the pilot test cell. RAVE was unveiled in July 2020, and ABB has since received an order for 14 more robot cells.

"We are honored to join Singapore's healthcare ecosystem to address this pressing challenge, combining our industry-leading robotics technology with the engineering and biomedical knowledge of relevant institutions," said Sami Atiya, President of ABB Robotics & Discrete Automation. "Together, we are improving Singapore's testing capabilities by automating key laboratory processes, and our robots take on a range of repetitive and dangerous tasks to improve laboratory conditions for employees and reduce the risk of contamination and fatigue."

ABB's high-precision robots have been deployed in a new automated laboratory system called the Rapid Automatic Volume Enhancer (RAVE)

ABB's RobotStudio® simulation software is used to help create, simulate and test robot installations in a virtual 3D environment. This allowed the project to be successfully realized and moved forward quickly without the need for major adjustments or corrections in a laboratory setting.

"Public-private partnerships play a key role in the innovation and rapid adoption of advanced manufacturing technologies, and this collaboration between A*STAR, ABB and our other partners in the ecosystem is a great example of what we can achieve together with robotics and automation to help improve Singapore's testing capacity during the COVID-19 pandemic," said Dr David Low, CEO of ARTC.

In another example of how the company is supporting healthcare facilities, ABB's cobot YuMi® is being studied and used in a research case application at Politecnico di Milano to support hospitals in serological testing for coronavirus. Once deployed, YuMi® will be able to automate up to 77% of the tests and operations required to analyze 450 samples per hour.

ABB Robotics accelerates COVID-19 testing in Singapore

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