Agent 06 · robot-and-handling
Take the hands out of the isolator.
Every gowned intervention is a contamination event waiting to happen. The robot-and-handling agent drives tray, nest, and load manipulation inside gloveless isolators, precise, tireless, and free of the human ingress Annex 1 wants eliminated.
The problem
People are the contamination source you can't fully control.
Gowning, glove ports, and manual interventions introduce the microbial risk that isolators exist to prevent. Even flawless technique varies shift to shift, and every entry is a documented deviation risk.
- Glove-port interventions shed particulate.
- Technique varies between operators and shifts.
- Each entry is a deviation waiting to be written.
How it works
See, plan, place, inside the sterile boundary.
- 01
Perceive the scene
Vision inside the isolator locates trays, nests, and vials with sub-millimeter accuracy.
- 02
Plan the motion
Collision-free trajectories respect first-air and unidirectional flow constraints.
- 03
Manipulate precisely
Load, transfer, and orient components without human entry.
- 04
Log every move
Actions recorded with a Part 11 trail for review by exception.
Capabilities
Aseptic manipulation, end to end.
Tray & nest handling
Loads and transfers nested vials and trays without disturbing first air.
Component loading
Stoppers, caps, and consumables staged and presented on demand.
First-air aware
Motion planning preserves unidirectional airflow over open containers.
Gloveless operation
Enables sealed, gloveless isolator designs with no port interventions.
Vision-guided
Adapts to part variation instead of relying on rigid fixturing.
Safe recovery
Detects and recovers from misfeeds without human entry.
Risk removed
The isolator no one has to open.
When routine handling is robotic, the number of sterile boundary breaches trends to zero. That is the largest single reduction in contamination risk available on a modern fill-finish line.
See contamination control →Under the hood
Precise, aware, accountable.
Repeatable to 0.1 mm
Consistent placement no gowned operator can match shift after shift.
First-air preserved
Trajectories never break unidirectional flow over open product.
Every move audited
Full Part 11 record for release by exception.
Manual vs. Sterira
Robotic aseptics win.
| Behavior | Manual / glove port | Robot-and-handling agent |
|---|---|---|
| Sterile boundary breaches | Every entry | → 0 |
| Placement consistency | Varies | 0.1 mm |
| Continuous operation | Shift-limited | 24/7 |
| Action audit trail | Partial | Complete |
"Once routine handling went robotic, our intervention deviations essentially disappeared. The isolator stays sealed for the whole campaign."
Contract fill-finish operation
FAQ
Common questions.
It can retrofit robotics into suitable existing isolators or inform gloveless designs on new lines. We assess feasibility during scoping.
Motion planning is constrained so no arm or component interrupts unidirectional airflow over open containers.
The agent detects the fault, isolates the affected units, and recovers without a gowned intervention wherever the design allows.
Seal the isolator for good.
Pilot robotic handling and watch intervention deviations fall.