1. { Rapid Prototyping of Biological Tools Bits  Bio May 1 st 2014 Charles Fracchia Center for Bits and AtomsMIT fracchia@mit.edu

4. Digital Fabrication

5. Maker / DIY Movement

6.  Expensive (~$100k)  Rigid workflow  Not user friendly  Difficult to do rapid prototyping Liquid Handlers

7.  Put together in a few days  Accessible: ~ $1000 First prototype w/ Nadya Peek, Will Langford (MIT), Emzo de los Santos and Scott Livingston (Caltech)

8.  New design  Downloading and running protocols easily  Common Protocol Descriptor Language  Integrated with the Human workflow Goals

9. Need for Open Data