Grand Poobah
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Grand Poobah is a laboratory automation engineer with over a decade of experience in laboratory automation in the biotechnology industry. He is a founding member of Rave Robot who spends his free time trying to determine if Pop Rocks or Mentos is better with soda.

How to Level the MakerBot Replicator+ 3D Printer Flex Build Plate

We show you how to level the MakerBot Replicator+ 3D Printer Flex Build Plate by adjusting the screws on factory pre-leveled support platform with this hack

Q&A: How to Export and Import Scripts for Tecan EVOware

How to export and import scripts (processes)(methods) in Tecan EVOware properly is important in maintaining your library’s labware and carrier definitions.

Fix Tip is Broken Error in Tecan EVOware for Tecan EVO Robot

Troubleshoot and fix the “Tip (#) is broken and will not be used during pipetting” error in the Tecan Freedom EVOware Standard program for Tecan EVO robot.

Automation Innovators: Daniel Leach, CEO of Optimize Laboratory Consultants LLC

Interview with Optimize Laboratory Consultants CEO Daniel Leach who leverages his knowledge of laboratory automation systems to improve existing systems.

Top 5 Tips to Fix MakerBot Replicator+ 3D Print Warping

Top 5 tips to fix print warping on the MakerBot Replicator+ 3D Printer for successful prints due to prints not sticking to the build plate platform.

MakerBot Replicator+ (EDU) 3D Printer: Is Easy as They Claim?

We Review the MakerBot Replicator+ FDM PLA 3D printer to determine if its ease of use is worth its hefty price to add 3D printing capability to your lab.

Fix Some Unexplained Tecan Freedom EVO System Stops

Fix unexplained Tecan Freedom EVO system stops and timing out issues by locating your Freedom EVOware system information file and adding two lines of code.