Laboratory Automation Systems Built for Real‑World Lab Workflows
Modern laboratories face increasing pressure to process more samples, faster, with fewer resources—while maintaining accuracy, safety, and traceability. Brooks Laboratory Automation Solutions delivers a portfolio of flexible, scalable systems designed to automate critical sample handling steps and help laboratories operate more efficiently today while preparing for tomorrow’s demands.
From compact benchtop workstations to high-throughput robotic systems and vendor-neutral software, Brooks systems address the most common challenges across pre‑analytical, analytical, and post‑analytical workflows.
The Challenges Facing Today’s Laboratories
Growing Sample Volumes and Turnaround Time Pressure
Laboratories are expected to process higher sample volumes with faster turnaround times—often without additional staff or space. Manual handling, bottlenecks, and rework can quickly limit throughput and delay results.
Staffing Constraints and Operator Safety
Labor shortages and repetitive manual tasks increase the risk of errors, biohazard exposure, and repetitive strain injuries (RSIs), while diverting skilled staff away from higher-value work.
Manual Errors and Limited Traceability
Hand sorting, decapping, sealing, and routing introduce opportunities for misplacement, incorrect routing, and lost samples—especially when workflows rely on human decision-making.
Disconnected Systems and Limited Visibility
Many labs operate mixed-vendor environments with limited integration, making it difficult to track samples end-to-end, identify bottlenecks, or optimize workflows.
How Brooks Laboratory Automation Solutions Help
Brooks systems are designed to automate critical sample handling steps, reduce operator touchpoints, and provide laboratories with reliable, scalable automation that fits their workflow—not the other way around.
Autosampler Systems for Analytical Instrumentation
Reliable Automated Sample Introduction
Brooks AIM™ Autosamplers automate liquid sample introduction for a wide range of analytical instruments, delivering precision, flexibility, and reliability.
Recommended Systems:
AIM3200 Autosampler
2 rack capacity, compact, efficient, ideal for up to 150 samples per run.
AIM3300 Autosampler
3 rack capacity, flexible configuration, multiple probe and rack options
AIM3600 Autosampler
7 rack high-capacity, designed for long, unattended runs.
AIM4000 Autosampler
4 rack capacity, latest design, optimized bench space, advanced electronics.
Pre-analytical Automation Systems
Automate Sample Receipt, Decapping, and Sorting
Brooks PathFinder™ pre‑analytical systems streamline the handling of incoming specimens by automating tube registration, decapping, barcode reading, and routing to analyzer racks or downstream workflows.
Recommended Systems:
PathFinder 350D
The Brooks PathFinder™ 350D Decapper Sorter is a compact benchtop robotic workstation designed for the pre-analytical management of incoming sample collection tubes.
PathFinder 350D Plus
The PathFinder™ 350D Plus Decapper Sorter is a benchtop robotic workstation designed for the pre-analytical management of incoming sample collection tubes. It consists of 2 sorter modules on either side of a decapper module.
PathFinder Flex 350D
Improve safety and workflow efficiency by eliminating manual decapping and simplifying sample routing.
PathFinder 450S
The PathFinder™ 450S is a bench-top robotic workstation for managing pre and/or post analytical sorting, storing and tracking of sample tubes in a laboratory.
Sorting, Routing, and Sample Tracking Systems
Intelligent Sample Routing Made Simple
When samples need to be sorted, stored, or routed to different analyzers or departments, Brooks sorting systems automate these decisions with speed and accuracy.
Recommended System:
PathFinder 450S
The PathFinder™ 450S is a bench-top robotic workstation for managing pre and/or post analytical sorting, storing and tracking of sample tubes in a laboratory.
Post-Analytical Sealing and Archiving Systems
Safer, More Efficient Sample Sealing and Storage
Manual capping and archiving can be time-consuming and physically demanding. Brooks post‑analytical systems automate sealing, sorting, and archiving to reduce risk and improve consistency.
Recommended Systems:
PathFinder 350A
The Brooks PathFinder™ 350A Archiver is a compact benchtop robotic workstation designed for the post analytical management of sample tubes (either open top or capped). The system is used for automating the capping, sorting and archiving of sample tubes into storage racks.
PathFinder Flex 350A
Minimize injury risk from manual capping/sealing while ensuring sample requests are complete before routing to storage. Cost-effective sealing solution with less plastic waste.
High-Throughput Sample Management Systems
End-to-End Automation for Busy Laboratories
For laboratories processing high sample volumes, Brooks offers fully modular, high‑speed robotic systems that automate multiple sample handling steps within a single platform.
Recommended System:
PathFinder 900 Plus
High speed robotic workstation designed for the busy pathology laboratory which automatically processes and manages the distribution of sample tubes ready for analysis or storage.
Modular Automation and Integration Solutions
Extend Automation Across Your Platform
Brooks modular solutions are designed for easy integration into analyzers, tracks, and automation platforms—helping OEMs and laboratories extend automation without unnecessary complexity.
Recommended Systems:
Tube Decapper Module
Integrate the automatic decapping of sample collection tubes
into your IVD analyzer or automation platform.
Tube Sealer Module
The PathFinder™ Tube Sealer Module (TSM) is an automated module for foil sealing uncapped specimen collection tubes and is designed specifically for integration into an automation platform such as an analyzer or track based system.
Laboratory Software and Workflow Visibility
Connect Systems, Data and Workflows
Automation is most powerful when systems work together. Brooks software provides a unified view of laboratory operations—across Brooks and third-party equipment.
PathFinder Connect
Foundational software platform for laboratory operational excellence, enabling seamless integration, workflow visualization, and actionable insights across your laboratory equipment.
Find the Right System for Your Laboratory
Every laboratory workflow is different. Brooks Laboratory Automation Solutions works closely with customers to design systems that fit existing processes while enabling future growth.