Automating cryogenic sample management.
A robotic, automated liquid-nitrogen storage and retrieval system for R&D, biobanking and cell culture — stand-alone, or integrated with RoboCell.
Cold chain, data management and retrieval in one system
Automated rack handling
Cryorack storage and retrieval with barcode scanning, so every sample’s location and history is known.
Patented humidity control
Minimizes icing during handling and keeps samples at temperature while racks move.
LN₂ level monitoring & autofill
Automatic level monitoring with scheduled or on-demand supply and bypass control.
Environmental tracking
Top and bottom temperatures, LN₂ level and usage logged continuously with alarms.
Battery backup
Monitoring continues through power outages so the record is never interrupted.
Audit trail
Advanced inventory management with configurable access levels and full traceability.
See RoboStor in action
Racks go in through the transfer port, the handler stores and retrieves them from liquid nitrogen, and every move is logged — a 90-second look at the system at work.
Book a demoWhich RoboStor fits your biobank?
Every configuration is the same −195 °C robotic LN₂ freezer running SkyView C3®. Choose by how you handle samples: whole racks, or single vials with integrated controlled-rate freezing.
| Specification | RoboStor® | RoboStor® + RoboVial™ |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | Rack-level biobanking: store and retrieve whole cryoboxes | Vial-level biobanking: pick single vials without warming the rest of the rack |
| Handling | Cryorack store and retrieve with barcode scanning | Rack handling plus single-vial pick and place with 100% barcode traceability; CryoNest™ mini cryo chamber holds vials at −135 °C during handling |
| Controlled-rate freezing | — | Integrated CRF: −1 °C/min down to −100 °C47 vials (SBS) or 40 vials (9 × 9) per batch |
| Rack formats | SBS, 9 × 9 and 10 × 10 | SBS, 9 × 9 and 10 × 10 |
| Capacity | Up to 24,192 vials (SBS) or 18,954 (9 × 9)varies with labware selection | Same tank; capacity varies with labware selection |
| Vial requirements | Per rack format | 8–13 mm round caps, < 54 mm in rack; one vial type per unit |
| Cycle times | Rack store / retrieve 60 s | ~4 s per vial transfer; rack store / retrieve 60 srack + all vials scanned in ≤ 12 s |
| Footprint | 1.19 × 1.56 m, 2.71 m high 3.9 × 5.1 ft, 8.9 ft high | 1.38 × 1.56 m, 2.71 m high 4.5 × 5.1 ft, 8.9 ft high |
| System weight | 810 kg unloaded | 1,300 kg unloaded |
| LN₂ & power | 900 L tank · 36 h battery-backed monitoring · AC 110/230 V · 5-year warranty | |
| Software | SkyView C3® on every configuration | |
| Brochure | Brochure | |
| Configure | Configure | |
RoboStor®
Automated −195 °C storage and retrieval of whole cryoracks with barcode scanning, humidity-controlled handling, LN₂ autofill and continuous environmental logging.
- SBS, 9 × 9 and 10 × 10 rack formats
- Patented humidity control to minimize icing
- Battery-backed monitoring and audit trail
RoboVial™
Adds individual cryovial handling to RoboStor: pick and place single vials for retrieval and consolidation without warming the rest of the rack, with every barcode read on the way.
- SBS, 9 × 9 and 10 × 10 rack compatibility
- 8–13 mm cap range
- Integrated CRF (−1 °C/min) and CryoNest™ −135 °C handling
- Capacity varies with labware selection
- Stand-alone or integrated in RoboCell
Specifications from the 2026 RoboStor & RoboVial biobanking brochure; capacity depends on the rack and vial you choose. RoboStor & RoboVial brochure
Racks and cryovials built for traceability
Celltrio supplies the racks and cryovials RoboStor is validated on. Every rack and every vial carries a barcode, and the system reads it at each move and checks it against the inventory record — so the vial in the gripper is always the vial in the database.
SBS cryovial racks
96-position racks in the SBS footprint with snap-on lids, barcoded on the side for rack-level tracking in RoboStor and RoboVial.
9 × 9 and 10 × 10 racks
Standard cryobox formats for higher density per rack; capacity per system varies with the rack and vial you choose.
Barcoded cryovials
A 1D label on the side and a 2D Data Matrix on the base, so each vial is identified by scanner or by whole-rack bottom read, and every code is validated against the record before a move is logged.
Industrial build quality, delivered as a product line
RoboStor systems are manufactured in series on a dedicated production line, not built one-off per project. Every unit ships with the same validated mechanics, the same software and the same service documentation — so the second system you install behaves exactly like the first.
Stainless LN₂ vessel
Automated fill and level monitoring keep samples below −150 °C without manual top-ups.
Enclosed robotic picker
Barcode verification on every move, so the sample retrieved is the sample requested.
Stand-alone or docked
Runs on its own, or docked to RoboCell for closed-loop cryopreservation.
SkyView C3® — cryo-storage workflow and sample management
An advanced inventory platform with a touchscreen interface: configurable access levels, online and offline task creation, sample traceability, audit trails and API connectivity.
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See RoboStor and RoboCell running together in Fremont, California.