# Use of Ruby in Laboratory Automation

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**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [November 15, 2005, 10:55am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/use-of-ruby-in-laboratory-automation/47945 "2005-11-15T10:55:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![benn](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/76d3ee/32.png) [@benn](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/benn)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2005, 10:55am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/use-of-ruby-in-laboratory-automation/47945/1 "2005-11-15T10:55:43Z")

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Hello,

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     I am guest editing a scientific journal (The Journal of the

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Association for Laboratory Automation -  
[http://labautomation.org/journal.php](http://labautomation.org/journal.php)) of which is concerned with the use  
of various programming languages (covered so far Java, .NET, C++,  
Python, Perl) in the field of laboratory automation (typically in the  
biotech/pharma scientific academia industry). I am looking for examples  
of ruby being used in this field - does anyone know of any applications  
which have been constructed. Even better if you are available to write  
an article for the issue (language is English) discussing the language  
and also a specific application that would be fantastic, please contact  
me directly at my e-mail address listed in the e-mail header.

Cheers,

Neil

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Neil Benn  
Senior Automation Engineer  
Cenix BioScience  
BioInnovations Zentrum  
Tatzberg 46  
D-01307  
Dresden  
Germany

Tel : +49 (0)351 4173 154  
e-mail : removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid  
Cenix Website : [http://www.cenix-bioscience.com](http://www.cenix-bioscience.com)

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**Author:** ![benn](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/76d3ee/32.png) [@benn](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/benn)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2005, 2:05pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/use-of-ruby-in-laboratory-automation/47945/2 "2005-11-15T14:05:07Z")

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Hi Neil,

Such a presentation was made at RubyConf.

> **[Ruby | zenspider.com | by ryan davis](https://www.zenspider.com/ruby/)**
>
> Ruby facts, opinions, source code, links, and stuff.

See “Brent Roman: Embedding Ruby into a Robotic Marine Laboratory” in  
the Saturday section.

Audio and video of the presentation:  
[http://rubyconf.blowmage.com/](http://rubyconf.blowmage.com/)  
[http://69.10.142.222:7000/](http://69.10.142.222:7000/)

Checkout SciRuby, too:  
[http://sciruby.codeforpeople.com/sr.cgi/](http://sciruby.codeforpeople.com/sr.cgi/)

Devin