Abstract: The automated slide dropping system (100) includes components and subcomponents such as a multi-tube holder alloy metal rack (708) that permits the inclusion of more than one patient sample at a time; an angularly adjustable slide holder (702) divided into partitions; a 96-pipette tips or pipetting system plate (704) (instead of traditional bulb pipettes); a multiple-axis robotic arm (736); and a PC control unit and appropriate software. A liquid handling system (104) and a humidity/temperature controller (116) (118) are likewise provided as part of the testing system.