Abstract: A device for centrifugation and robotic manipulation of specimen samples, including incubating eggs, and uses thereof are provided. The device may advantageously be used for the incubation of avian, reptilian or any type of vertebrate eggs. The apparatus comprises a mechanism for holding samples individually, rotating them individually, rotating them on a centrifuge collectively, injecting them individually with a fixative or other chemical reagent, and maintaining them at controlled temperature, relative humidity and atmospheric composition. The device is applicable to experiments involving entities other than eggs, such as invertebrate specimens, plants, microorganisms and molecular systems.

Abstract: An apparatus for hatching eggs includes a rectangular casing having a top provided with a pre-heating chamber in which is mounted a first electric fan and a water tray under the electric fan, an air compressor arranged on the top and connected with the pre-heating chamber via a pipe, a cooling water container installed on the top and connected with the water tray via a pipe, a second electric fan installed on a first inner end of the rectangular casing, and a third electric fan installed on a second inner end of the rectangular casing, whereby the hatching rate of eggs and the grown-up rate of fowls can be largely increased.