BeyondAutomation
Accelerating research through lab automation
We automate every experimental operation so researchers can focus on essential questions and decisions.
The unseen cost of repetition
Researchers’ creative time is being
consumed by repetitive work.
Research design, experiment setup, sample prep, data wrangling, interpretation, verification — research is meant to be creative, yet much of it is spent on repetitive manual work. It is often said that less than 10% of a researcher's time goes to truly essential research.
Unstandardized protocols, person-dependent techniques, and the enormous repeat experiments needed for reproducibility quietly but steadily erode the speed and global competitiveness of drug discovery and materials research.
Solutions
Centered on the custom lab automation we deliver today, we are building the cloud lab — the next generation of research infrastructure. We provide the right automation for every stage of R&D.
Custom Lab Automation
Fully customized experiment-automation systems built to fit your lab's environment.
詳しく見るCloud Lab
Building next-generation research infrastructure where experiments can be accessed online.
詳しく見るThe shared control platform for R&D and lab automation that powers both solutions above.
We combine these to fit the phase and scale of your R&D, proposing the right form of automation.
Case Studies
Which steps did we automate, and how, on the real research floor? A look at representative case studies.
Automated pipetting
Automated dispensing into microplates with an 8-channel head — improving reproducibility and greatly reducing repetitive manual work.
Automated mixing & dispersion
Automating sample mixing and dispersion with vortexers and stirrers for reproducible sample preparation.
Automated measurement (DLS)
Automating everything from sample loading to measurement and recording — raising instrument utilization and throughput for DLS and similar measurements.
News
The latest from Tsubame Lab — initiatives, press releases, and blog posts.
Tsubame Lab exhibited at LADEC2026 — live demos from sample-prep automation to AMR integration
We exhibited at the Laboratory Automation Developers Conference 2026, held at Miraikan on July 2–3, 2026. This report covers what we demonstrated with working equipment—from automating sample-preparation and formulation workflows to AMR integration—along with scenes from the event.
Organizing our business — three pillars that advance lab automation
We've organized Tsubame Lab's business under one axis, “advancing lab automation,” into three pillars: custom lab automation, cloud lab, and platform. Here is the role of each and the bigger picture.
Tsubame Studio, our lab automation platform, released as open source
Tsubame Studio — platform software that unifies control of robotic arms and peripheral instruments — is now open source under GNU AGPL-3.0. A desktop application is slated for release in August 2026.
Let’s design what comes
next for your lab — together.
Reach out about lab automation, joint PoC studies, or arranging a visit. Your first consultation is free.