Covmatic

Covmatic is an open-source, high throughput robotic system for COVID-19 testing. It is developed by a team of volunteers and pro-bono partner organizations in Italy. It was first deployed in the province of Bergamo – one of the hardest hit locations in the pandemic. Our technology is freely available to all the labs in the world who need to efficiently scale testing. Covmatic has been designed to significantly increase the speed and efficiency of COVID-19 testing, enabling labs and health authorities to track the pandemic. The base system consists of 10 liquid handling robots and 3 qPCR machines, overseen by a cloud-based control software. Each patient sample is automatically tracked through its barcode. The system generates and stores digital records, to comply with regulatory standards. All the components and procedures of Covmatic are open-source and available for free through our website.