Laboratory Automation Solutions

Imaging systems for quality inspection, life science research, and clinical applications

Basler offers a broad range of high-performance cameras and embedded machine vision solutions for laboratory automation in the medical and life sciences industries. Whether you're building systems for automated quality inspection workflows or research and clinical diagnostics, our components deliver the reliability, speed, and resolution needed for repeatable results and high-throughput workflows.

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Basler’s lab automation solutions help life science researchers with lab efficiency optimization, quality inspection, AI/ML workflows, clinical research, and more.

High image quality and speed
Capture sharp, detailed images quickly — whether fully automated or fine-tuned per application.
Customizable hardware and software
Our project teams work with you to design tailored solutions that meet your lab’s specific needs.
Long-term product availability
Future-proof your system design with products that stay available and supported over time.
Industry-leading reliability
Basler cameras have one of the lowest failure rates in the industry — built for continuous, 24/7 operation.

Vision applications in laboratory automation

From clinical diagnostics to pharmaceutical research, machine vision systems are critical to modern lab automation.

Basler’s camera systems and software reduce manual intervention and enable accurate, high-throughput imaging across medical and life science processes, such as quality inspection, laboratory information management, cross-workflow automation, and detection & analysis systems.

Basler machine vision solutions enable high-quality inspection and data quality for lab workflow automation.

Process automation & quality inspection

Lab automation solutions replace manual steps with faster, more consistent, and traceable processes. Vision-enabled quality control and compliance improve sample traceability, data quality, and efficiency for clinical and research environments.

Common vision-based laboratory automation processes include:

Sample identification, sorting, and tracking
Automated barcode and label recognition
Digital sample management
Audit trail imaging and regulatory documentation

Basler machine vision solutions support automated clinical research and laboratory workflow integrations.

Life Science Research

Basler cameras support core automated laboratory workflows used in liquid handling, robotic systems, sample preparation, detection & analysis systems, microfluidics, and other workflow integration. From entry-level systems to high-throughput screening workflows, machine vision ensures repeatable, high-quality imaging. Vision-enabled clinical research supports:

Automated cell counting, analysis, and classification
Data processing for AI/ML workflows
Integrated lab-on-a-chip systems
Cobots and gantry robotics for sample handling

Basler machine vision solutions support automated, clinical diagnostic imaging solutions.

Clinical Diagnostics

Basler’s machine vision systems support high-resolution image capture and high sample throughput for clinical diagnostic applications. Computer vision enables laboratories to digitize, analyze, and scale imaging workflows for pre-analytical and analytical testing, automated result validation, and cross-workflow automation.

Basler’s imaging technologies support key use cases, including:

Tissue and disease diagnostics, e.g., bacteria classification
Whole slide imaging for digital pathology and histopathology
High-throughput blood cell analysis
Urine sediment analysis

Application examples in lab automation

From sample handling to tissue and cell analysis, vision technology can improve speed, accuracy, and consistency across a wide range of lab automation systems.

With flexible camera platforms and software interfaces, Basler supports laboratory automation OEMs and system integrators to build future-ready vision systems for medical and life science applications while cutting costs, reducing complexities, and increasing throughput.

Achieve perfect image uniformity with shading and flat field correction (FFC)
Explore our unique, customizable solution beyond standard Flat Field Correction (FFC) and shading correction. Benefit from rapid program development and optimization, without the typical time and cost constraints associated with algorithm development.
- Electronics
- AOI, error detection, quality control
- Microscopy
Compact CNN-Based Bacteria Classification
Laboratory analyzers use vision technology, and the addition of a Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) automates sample evaluation at high confidence levels.
- Classification
- Medical & Life Sciences
- Microscopy
Cost-effective urine sediment examination with CNN-based vision system
Vision System with CNN enables cost-effective and high-performance automated urine sediment analysis.
- Classification
- Medical & Life Sciences
- Microscopy
Automated microscopy for high throughput blood-cell analysis via CNN
Microscopic blood analysis can be automated using a CNN-based vision system: high resolution and speed result in large amounts of data.
- Classification
- Deep Learning
- Medical & Life Sciences
- Microscopy
Examine cell processes in microscopic detail with Basler ace GigE camera
The camera in SYNENTEC's NYONE vision system delivers high-quality images at a very high frame rate to understand metabolic processes in and on cells.
- Medical & Life Sciences
- Microscopy

Camera systems best suited to lab automation

For efficient and reliable machine vision applications in this industry, the following Basler products are often the best choice:

Basler ace 2 area scan camera
The compact ace 2 convinces with a large selection of sensors and interfaces as well as optimal handling and image quality. Thanks to its versatility, it is the right camera for a wide variety of applications.
Basler dart area scan camera
The dart camera is a compact camera module suitable for factory and embedded applications. It is available as a bare board version and with a mount.
racer 2 line scan cameras
We offer the racer 2 line scan cameras with various resolutions, data rates and interfaces – suitable for a wide range of line scan applications.
Basler Stereo ace
Stereo ace cameras are ideal for pick-and-place applications in the logistics sector. They impress with their outstanding image quality, even with challenging surfaces.
pylon Viewer - pylon Software Suite
Basler’s pylon Software Suite comprises powerful tools for getting the best image out of your Basler camera. The pylon Viewer provides a rich set of functions such as Vignetting Correction, Sharpness Indicator, Bandwidth Manager and many more.