The basis of this post is the uArm Swift Pro from uFactory for $750, an open source robot arm with millimeter level precision in positioning. The folks over at milab have written up a fantastic instructable detailing how to take apart a pipette and hook it up to the robot arm. An approach that I’d […]
Month: January 2019
Economical High-Temperature Water Bath Control and Monitoring
In the fanciful land of scientific suppliers, a temperature controlled water bath can run you hundreds to upwards of a thousand dollars. These devices are not particularly accurate in their temperature read out, and… you know what we could complain about these buckets of filth for paragraphs, but let’s just provide you with an alternative. […]
Low-cost Rapid Prototyping of Flexible Microfluidic Devices
The LabOnTheCheap blog came about as a result of explaining to various groups that we made microfluidic chambers using parafilm with a $150 knife printer , and then sealed the microfluidic device with UV glue cured by a $10 UV nail dryer. With this website, all I have to do is send someone the link […]