Automated incubator with robotic transport

A cell incubator system comprising:

• a. a housing comprising an internal chamber configured to house a controlled temperature and gas mixture therein appropriate for incubation and growth of particular cells in a well of one or more cell culture vessels in the internal chamber;
• b. a plurality of cell operation stations in the internal chamber, wherein the stations receive cell culture vessels having wells for holding cells and wherein the cell operation stations perform operations on cells in the wells;
• c. a trackless robotic transport for moving cell culture vessels between a first station and a second station, wherein the trackless robotic transport has omni-wheels and at least one motor to allow movement in both the X and Y directions and has visual sensors for sensing a path on a surface of the internal chamber and wirelessly transmitting signals representative thereof;
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• d. a microcontroller configured to guide the robotic transport between the first station and the second station and wherein the microcontroller receives the signals from the visual sensors to direct the robotic transport between the first station and the second station.