From Bench to Orchestrated Lab: Introducing Agent-to-Agent Automation with HighRes and Opentrons

As labs scale automation, teams often face a tradeoff between systems that are easy to adopt at the bench and those that can scale across complex, multi-instrument workflows. In this webinar, Opentrons hosts HighRes to introduce a new model that bridges that gap: the industry’s first agent-to-agent laboratory workflow.

James Branigan from HighRes will showcase how Opentrons Flex robotics and AI-driven workflow creation integrate with HighRes’ CellarioOS^™ orchestration software and FlexPod automation platform. Together, these technologies enable scientists to move from natural-language experiment intent to reliable, physical execution — and scale seamlessly as workflows grow in complexity. The session will include a walkthrough of a semi-automated qPCR workflow and a discussion of how open, interoperable systems support long-term automation strategies.