Control system for laboratory enclosure

A laboratory enclosure, comprising:

• a housing;
• a motor in communication with an access door of the laboratory enclosure to transition the access door between an open state and a closed state, the access door exposing an opening to a work surface inside the laboratory enclosure in the open state and at least partially covering the opening in a closed state;
• an electronic controller that generates control signals for the motor to transition the access door between the open state and the closed state;
• a software interface configured to provide a data instruction from an external computer to the electronic controller to generate the control signals and govern the movement of the access door;
• and
• an electronic device inside the housing that is controlled by the electronic controller commensurate with the open state and the closed state of the access door.

A laboratory device comprising:

• a robotic liquid handling apparatus;
• a housing about the robotic liquid handling apparatus having an opening for access to the robotic liquid handling apparatus;
• an access door at the opening;
• a motor in communication with the access door to transition the access door between an open state and a closed state, the access door exposing an opening to the robotic liquid handling apparatus inside the housing in the open state and at least partially covering the opening in a closed state;
• an electronic controller that generates control signals for the motor to transition the access door between the open state and the closed state;
• and
• a software interface configured to provide a data instruction from an external computer to the electronic controller to generate the control signals and govern a movement of the access door between the open state and the closed state.