Automated control of multi-process using robotic equipment for complex workflows

A system comprising:

• a data reception and initialization component configured to create a transportation request specifying an origin instrument, a destination instrument, at least one item, and one or more tasks performed by one or more robots in a workflow, the one or more tasks representing station-to-station item transfers between the origin instrument and the destination instrument performed by the one or more robots, and including task parameters defining a performance of the one or more tasks;
• one or more simulation components arranged to model one or more paths for executing the transportation request, by
• querying instrument properties for each of the origin instrument and the destination instrument to determine whether the one or more robots have access to instrument nests, and to determine whether any stations between the at least an origin instrument and the destination instrument are accessible directly or accessible via the one or more robots, and
• simulating get, handoff, and put sequences for the one or more robots relative to the instrument properties and the task parameters, by identifying one or more segments for transferring the at least one item between the origin instrument and the destination instrument, determining a number of robots for completing the get, handoff and put sequences, identifying a grip operation for performing the get, handoff, and put sequences from the task parameters, and executing a plurality of path resolvers for each task in the one or more tasks, wherein the plurality of path resolvers analyze the one or more segments for transferring the at least one item between the origin instrument and the destination instrument in at least one of a single robot path resolver, a multi-robot path resolver, and an advanced transfer resolver;
• and
• a path execution manager configured to select a specific path from the one or more paths simulated by the plurality of path resolvers, and execute the transportation request by performing the specific path,
• wherein the one or more robots are activated and operated, and wherein the one or more tasks are executed in the performance of the workflow by the one or more robots.

A method, comprising:

• receiving a transportation request for one or more tasks in a performance of a workflow, the transportation request specifying an origin instrument, a destination instrument, and at least one item, the one or more tasks performed by one or more robots and representing station-to-station transfers of the at least one item between the origin instrument and the destination instrument according to task parameters;
• determining whether the one or more robots have access to instrument nests, and whether any stations between the at least an origin instrument and the destination instrument are accessible directly or accessible via the one or more robots, from queries of instrument properties for each of the origin instrument and the destination instrument;
• simulating get, handoff, and put sequences for the one or more robots relative to the instrument properties and the task parameters, by identifying one or more segments for transferring the at least one item between the origin instrument and the destination instrument, determining a number of robots for completing the get, handoff and put sequences, identifying a grip operation for performing the get, handoff, and put sequences from the task parameters, and executing a plurality of path resolvers for each task in the one or more tasks, wherein the plurality of path resolvers analyze the one or more segments for transferring the at least one item between the origin instrument and the destination instrument in at least one of a single robot path resolver, a multi-robot path resolver, and an advanced transfer resolver;
• and
• selecting a path simulated by the plurality of path resolvers for the executing the transportation request according to the instrument properties and the task parameters,
• wherein the transportation request is executed by activating and operating the one or more robots to perform the path and the one or more tasks.