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Automated Cell Culture Passaging

Hands-free passaging of adherent cells — assess, detach, and reseed at consistent density.

SimulatedCell culture⏱ ~45mIntermediateIncubatorAdherent cells

What this protocol does

This protocol automates routine passaging of adherent cells on the Undergrad: it images the plate to assess confluency, aspirates spent media, washes, adds trypsin and incubates to detach cells, neutralizes and collects the suspension, seeds a new plate at the target density, and returns the culture to the incubator. Vision keeps density and detachment consistent from passage to passage.

Who it's for

Cell-biology and translational labs maintaining adherent lines that want consistent, audit-ready passaging without the variability and hands-on time of manual splits — especially for keeping cultures healthy across nights and weekends.

The four-layer architecture at a glance

Four-layer architecture diagram for Automated Cell Culture Passaging: intent, semantic workflow, robot actions, and atomic actions.
Intent → semantic workflow → robot actions → atomic actions — every stage runs through the same four layers on the Undergrad.

In this protocol