OT-2

The protocols were relatively easy to run, though often a restart was needed each time a protocol was changed or re-run. Creating newprotocols was quite simple too. Even after calibration, the pipetting was unfortunately not accurate enough to use for our intended use.

Review Date: 21 Nov 2023 | Opentrons

The price performance ratio is great! It is a simple and comparably cheap liquid handler which is capable of using two different pipette heads at a time. Pipetting volumes range from 20uL to 1000uL with single- or multi-channel heads. Multi-channel means it has 8 pipettes which cannot move independently. The programming is easy if you are already familiar with python. I think they also provide a non-programmer interface in which you can build your protocol. The support is usually targeting you to the guides that are available online, so rarely helpful cause I've read them already multiple times. However, the responding time is usually very fast. Currently, the company is releasing the next model of the robot, called Opentrons FLEX, which has even more functionality like automated calibrating. I think this is also the reason why the software maintenance of the old models got left behind a bit. I would be really careful with upgrading the server versions, cause the latest versions are sometimes buggy or are missing functions that were available beforehand. The server versions 4.7 to 6.0 are working quiet stable in my opinion.

Review Date: 27 Sept 2023 | Opentrons

Extremely easy to use and you can't beat the price. I wish it had a 96 channel head or a gripper so we could expand to a bit higher throughput applications, but overall is a workhorse and does exactly what we need.

Review Date: 27 Mar 2023 | Opentrons

The OT-2 has been a great addition to our lab with extremely low capital expense. Easy to use by scientists and techs with limited/ none automation experience and to set up a variety of liquid handling tasks. Really recommend this to any lab new to automation and who like a product with minimum requirements for flawless operation.

Review Date: 25 Jul 2022 | Opentrons

I have been very happy with the robot. I found it does take some Python knowledge to use. The Opentrons protocol designer is horrible. I wrote my own code to read a template file and build all the steps needed. There was a point where they were going through rapid updates to both the api and the backend but that is mostly done. For us the robot is excellent value for the money.

Review Date: 19 Jul 2021 | Opentrons

Easy to set up and run. Had it running within an hour of unboxing. Protocol writing is a bit time consuming, but easy to work with. Both the protocol designer and the Python API, with only absolute minimum coding experience.

Review Date: 30 Oct 2020 | Opentrons

We bought the robot and since day 1 it has been nothing but a headache. The tech support is not a unified team - the app development guys don't talk to hardware guys and the customer support does not know what the sales guys agreed on. The calibration and setup is a huge mess. The lack of reliable follow-up customer/tech support is a deal breaker and we will return the instrument. It is good value, but not worth the headache and lost time.

Review Date: 7 Aug 2020 | Opentrons

Very easy to use hardware and software. Ther web based system is very easy to get started and surprisingly powerful. Definitely one of the cheapest options available in the field.

Review Date: 28 Jan 2020 | Opentrons

$5000 for a complete liquid handling solution with open-source programming and clean APIs is an absolute steal.

Review Date: 28 Jan 2020 | Opentrons

Pros: Affordable, customizable, reliable. Cons: Requires some sort of programming skills with python for creating scripts.

Review Date: 28 Jan 2020 | Opentrons