Whoops they never called it a thermal cycler. It just heats to 65 C for an hour and must have a way to read turbidity or use a dye to see if it's a positive result.
> On Nov 11, 2014, at 6:37 PM, Alexey Zaytsev <alexey.zaytsev@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Smart Dart looks a bit like bullshit. They never even say what the
> device actually does, they also do not explain how isothermal dna
> amplification works, and that it's different (and more expensive) from
> usual PCR. Since it does not require cycling, does it mean that the
> device is just a vastly overpriced thermal block with Android control?
> In this case, it sounds more like borderline fraud.
>
> Open Trons looks really cool though, considering it's got reasonable
> precision and they actually make the hardware open - I'd love to use
> it for tedious stuff like serial dilutions.
>
>
>> On Wed, Nov 12, 2014 at 2:34 AM, Kevin Chen <bkevinchen@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 4/5 funded! Go Opentrons!
>>
>> Opentrons: ~50k/100k
>> https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/932664050/opentrons-open-source-rapid-prototyping-for-biolog
>>
>> miniPCR: Funded,~60k/20k
>> https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/minipcr/minipcr-a-dna-discovery-system-for-everyone
>>
>> OpenQPCR: Funded ~122k/50k
>> https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/chaibio/open-qpcr-dna-diagnostics-for-everyone
>>
>> Biodidact DNA barcoding project: Funded 1577/1500
>> https://www.mainstreetcrowd.com/projects/DNA-barcoding-project/
>>
>> Smart-Dart: Funded ~22k/20k
>> https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/smart-dart-platform-dna-amplification-for-all
>>
>>> On Sat, Nov 8, 2014 at 2:27 PM, Will Canine <willcanine@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Thanks Dakota! :)
>>>
>>> Emphatically YES to your the tube/plate manipulation and cooling/heating,
>>> in multiple ways.
>>>
>>> First, we are working hard to make it easy to incorporate other open
>>> hardware automation modules into OpenTrons jobs. Basically, if you make a
>>> tool (anything, microscope, plate hotel, whatever you want) and incorporate
>>> USB or BLE communication + create a tool profile on Mix.Bio, people can
>>> easily add it to their automated workflow. We are really excited to work
>>> with all our Kickstarter backers/early adopters to build this out in a way
>>> that works for their development on the platform.
>>>
>>> Second, we already have prototypes of a tube gripper, plate arm (we are
>>> working with the uArm team in Shenzhen), temperature controlled racks, and a
>>> centrifuge. We will be releasing these first four modules in Summer 2015.
>>>
>>> Excited to work with you all! :)
>>>
>>> Will
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> On Friday, November 7, 2014 1:22:05 PM UTC-8, Dakota wrote:
>>>>
>>>> But in all honesty I'm very happy for the people who are getting funded
>>>> to make these cool new machines, it's the start of something awesome.
>>>> OpenTrons looks pretty sweet to me now and has grown on me after I keep
>>>> re-watching the video.
>>>>
>>>> In the future do you think it'll be able to pick up tubes / plates and
>>>> move them around? Or have cooled/heated racks?
>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, Nov 7, 2014 at 3:58 PM, Koeng <koen...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> 350 for a single well pcr machine...
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Friday, November 7, 2014 12:32:11 PM UTC-8, Dakota wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> good reads, I like the single well DNA Dart because #$%@ controls
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Fri, Nov 7, 2014 at 3:26 PM, Will Sutton <wsut...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> and this one:
>>>>>>> https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/smart-dart-platform-dna-amplification-for-all
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Wednesday, November 5, 2014 1:20:38 AM UTC-5, Kevin Chen wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 'Tis the season?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/932664050/opentrons-open-source-rapid-prototyping-for-biolog
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/minipcr/minipcr-a-dna-discovery-system-for-everyone
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/chaibio/open-qpcr-dna-diagnostics-for-everyone
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Any others?
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