Cell picking device

A cell picking device for sucking cells from a liquid sample in a sample container, comprising:

• a suction arm to which a pipette tip is attachable;
• a first driver that drives the suction arm and causes the suction arm to perform a sucking operation;
• and
• a controller that controls an operation of the first driver, wherein
• the controller includes
• an advancer that advances the suction arm in an axial direction of the pipette tip such that an end of the pipette tip comes into contact with a bottom surface of the sample container while tilting the pipette tip attached to the suction arm with respect to a vertical direction,
• a scanner that moves the suction arm such that an end of the pipette tip scans a bottom surface of the sample container in a horizontal direction toward a predetermined position,
• a tilter that further tilts the suction arm by a predetermined angle such that an end of the pipette tip is lifted and a base of the pipette tip is lowered at the predetermined position, and
• a sucker that causes the suction arm to perform a sucking operation such that a sample is sucked through an end of the pipette tip.