Abstract: Described herein are sample manipulation devices, for removing lids from and/or for placing lids onto sample containers. Such devices include a sample unit including a sample carrier receptacle for receiving at least one sample carrier for holding one or more sample containers, and a manipulation unit having at least one manipulation tool, where the sample unit and the manipulation unit are movable relative to each other along a movement direction. The sample unit is also movable between a first orientation in which a longitudinal direction of a sample carrier in the sample carrier receptacle is parallel to the movement direction between sample unit and manipulation unit, and a second orientation in which a transverse direction, which is orthogonal to the longitudinal direction, of a sample carrier in the sample carrier receptacle is parallel to the movement direction between sample unit and manipulation unit.

Abstract: A laboratory capper, decapper or combination capper/decapper includes a deck containing with a nest designed to hold an SBS-formatted tube storage rack, and a bit exchange magazine assembly containing one or more sets of adapter bits. The adapter bits are mounted on and unloaded from motor driven fittings, and are exchanged in order to cap or decap laboratory sample tubes or vials that have different head configurations. The bit exchange magazine assembly enables the bit to be exchanged robotically.

Abstract: A laboratory capper, decapper or combination capper/decapper includes a deck containing with a nest designed to hold an SBS-formatted tube storage rack, and a bit exchange magazine assembly containing one or more sets of adapter bits. The adapter bits are mounted on and unloaded from motor driven fittings, and are exchanged in order to cap or decap laboratory sample tubes or vials that have different head configurations. The bit exchange magazine assembly enables the bit to be exchanged robotically.

Abstract: A sample manipulation device, in particular for removing lids from sample containers and/or for placing lids onto sample containers, comprising a sample unit and a manipulation unit having at least one manipulation tool; wherein the sample unit and the manipulation unit are movable relative to each other along a movement direction; wherein the sample unit comprises a sample carrier receptacle for receiving at least one sample carrier for holding one or more sample containers, said sample carrier extending in a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction orthogonal to said longitudinal direction; wherein the sample unit furthermore is transferable between a first orientation in which the longitudinal direction of a sample carrier received in the sample carrier receptacle is parallel to the movement direction between sample unit and manipulation unit, and a second orientation in which the transverse direction of a sample carrier received in the sample carrier receptacle is parallel to the movement directi