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Press releases, industry perspectives, and updates from Robot on Rails.

🚀 Featured — Press Release

Robot on Rails Launches the Undergrad at SynBioBeta 2026

The first commercially available benchtop lab robot that follows plain-language protocols. Announced at SynBioBeta 2026 in San Francisco, the Undergrad automates pipetting, instrument loading, sample handling, and documentation — on your existing bench, with your existing equipment.

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May 2026 — Press Release

Robot on Rails Launches the Undergrad — the First Commercially Available Benchtop Lab Robot

Commercial launch announcement at SynBioBeta 2026. The Undergrad executes experimental protocols using plain-language instructions.

April 2026 — Partnership

Robot on Rails Partners with Accuris Instruments

First automation-ready instrument combination featuring the Accuris AutoMATE 96. RoR provides the robot, Accuris provides the instruments.

March 2026 — Award

Robot on Rails Named Startup Tech Company of the Year by MTLC

Recognized by the Mass Technology Leadership Council for building physical AI that belongs in the lab.

December 2025 — Recognition

Robot on Rails Named a Robotics Startup to Watch

Featured among the most promising robotics companies reshaping laboratory automation.

November 2025 — Industry Insight

Robotics Reaches Its Inflection Point

Why general-purpose lab robots are finally viable — and what it means for research teams everywhere.

October 2025 — Industry Insight

Robots in Research: The Hidden Gap in Biotech

Most biotech labs still run experiments by hand. Here's why that's about to change.

September 2025 — Research

Measuring AI's Capability to Accelerate Biological Research in the Wet Lab

How AI and robotics combine to accelerate the pace of biological discovery at the bench.