Fully automated sample processing platform from extraction to sequencing

A system for automating a nucleic acid sequencing process, the system comprising:

• a robotic arm having a left effector and a right effector, said robotic arm connected to a rotary axis, said rotary axis connected to an apparatus for actuating one or more programmed movements of the robotic arm, wherein the apparatus is configured for receiving an input from a fully automated software system for:
• moving said robotic arm towards a sequencing module, comprising a sequencing cartridge and sequencing flow cell, on a location;
• extending the left effector and the right effector of the robotic arm around the sequencing module on the location and subsequently contracting said effectors around the sequencing module, thereby holding the sequencing module with the robotic arm;
• moving the sequencing module that is held by the robotic arm into a sequencer thereby loading the sequencing module;
• and
• a sequencer for sequencing a sample or a plurality of samples in the sequencing flow cell of the sequencing module;
• whereby the system is controlled by the fully automated software system.