Openshelf builds open-source hardware and software that automates physical inventory, led by its modular LB AR/RS system for storing and tracking laboratory plates and bottles. Based in New York City, the company combines robotics with barcode scanning, weighing, labeling, and software integration through an HTTP API. The platform is designed as an accessible alternative to closed inventory-automation systems, with remote management and access control built in.
Opentrons Labworks, IncOpentrons Labworks, Inc. provides laboratory automation products, including the Flex and OT-2 robots. Its documentation also presents compatible hardware modules and tools for creating and running automated biology protocols.LONG ISLAND CITY, NY
ArcticWhite, LLCFrom its Bethlehem base, ArcticWhite, LLC supplies laboratory instruments and consumables, with a particular focus on microplates, sample-storage products, and equipment for automated lab workflows. Its ArctiSeal™ sealing mats and custom-designed labware give the company a distinctive role in helping laboratories adapt storage, filtration, liquid handling, and automation setups. ArcticWhite also offers cryogenic sample vials and a CapDecapPro 96™ system that opens or closes a full rack of 96 tubes in 30 seconds.BETHLEHEM, PA
Bossa NovaBossa Nova pioneered automated on-shelf inventory management, building robots and cloud AI that scanned store aisles and reported out-of-stocks in 600 Walmart Supercenters. Founded by robotics entrepreneur Sarjoun Skaff, the company grew that seven-year retail effort into a 230-person operation with more than $90 million in revenue. Today, Bossa Nova shares the hard-won lessons from that work with startups and new entrepreneurs.PITTSBURGH, PA
CareGoFounded by steel-industry veteran Demetrius Tsafaridis, CareGo develops automation and inventory-management technology for material-handling facilities. Its TELIA platform grew from a steel-storage operation launched in 2000 into a system used across more than 20 automated facilities, while the company’s newer Themis-Trace software brings real-time inventory control to browser and mobile workflows. CareGo says its research and development work has produced five patents, with more pending.ZELIENOPLE, PA