I would check with a relevant government agency first. Before attempting to remove that tube.
UGOTAIDSYO on
^^^sniff ^^^it
ksigley on
Is that a coaxial ?
thepetoctopus on
Well that’s not concerning at all….
maroonneutralino on
So this is how smallpox reappears
SpicyPik on
Do not damage the cylinder
0ddness on
I believe there was an episode involving a robot hand on Big Bang Theory… Please take notes before attempting “stuff”
maxoger on
Here we go again…
joestaff on
Could be the gripper was originally designed, or is regularly sold to, chemical labs and need to cater to this use case, so they have a bunch of tubes for testing and just decide to use them for shipping too.
Or they accidentally left the zombie virus in it.
hellraiser29 on
Deep-Secret on
Can’t wait to see this post in the news a few weeks from now as the origin of a new pandemic
Easy_Goal7849 on
Curious, what do you plan on doing with this gripper
OneTravellingMcDs on
Is there writing on the tube? That would indicate it was used for something.
At least it made it’s way all the way from *Korea* without it breaking.
Dredkinetic on
Pop the lid off and snort it, you’re in this for the science afterall.
CLONE-11011100 on
In the immortal works of Mike Wazowski:
***“Put that thing back where it came from or so help me…”***
OGKillertunes on
Surely it was shipped that way to keep the jaws from being damaged.
GingerThatch on
Bizarre bonus item – just the random microbial species
imsoverygayforwomen on
It is imperative that the tube remains unharmed
absentparachute on
I work in a clinical infectious disease lab and from my best guess is this tube was probably used as demonstration or for travel purposes.
That type of media usually is a liquid and given that their doesn’t appear to be any liquid or residue in the tube, it probably was never filled. This is why I believe it was for display or transport.
Regardless its in your best interest to treat it as if its infectious material. Only handle with disposable gloves or with a disposable barrier such as an inverted ziplock. Put the tube in the bag and maybe call a local clinic or Healthcare facility to request disposal since it shpuld be disposed in biohazard.
Wash your hands with warm water and soap for 20 seconds and you’ll be a ok.
Tambi_B2 on
Oh man, that is a gripper from a lab automation machine, most likely an archiver. I replaced/repaired so many of those at a previous job. Don’t ask me details on how to fix it because it was mostly percussive maintenance on an instrument that the actual qualified technicians would take days to get around to showing up to fix, despite us being a very high volume, high priority lab. Couldn’t say if this is the same manufacturer.
TryDry9944 on
I really hope your next post isn’t about getting a dowel out of that.
IrritatedAvians on
In the eBay listing did they advertise it as the…
#ClapClamp 9000
Vonstracity on
I think you can relax. That tube should be full of a reddish liquid. It would also have a nasopharyngeal swab in it if it was being used to transport patient specimen.
These are used to test for COVID, Flu, RSV, Bordetella, Epstein Barr, etc. Lots of uses and not just viral.
LudditeJones on
You may as well go ahead and change your username to patient_0
ascarymoviereview on
And now we have Covid 4.0
Slagenthor on
I’m guessing this may be for safe shipping? To save the grip surface.
Just a guess
4x4Welder on
Bought the robogripper, got the clap for free
ummmm_nahhh on
I’ve seen this movie!
WenatcheeWrangler on
Wait till I explain to my wife that I BOUGHT the chlamydia on eBay.
HellxKnight on
Robots are almost always shipped with fixtures that hold the end effectors and arms firmly in place. These are typically expensive machines meant for precision and it would be a shame to have them be off their home position and point of origin by 0.5mm or more when you need it.
I would not put it past the seller just putting something in there – for what it looks like the purpose is-to handle those tubes – to keep the end effectors from damage during shipping.
swaharaT on
I’m late to the party here, but that tube in those grippers suggest it was attached to some sort of Hospital Lab equipment (I can’t really identify which one). Depending on where you got it, I’d be VERY wary of handling it. The tube itself usually contains 3-4 mL of a pink media which is the liquid that allows whatever pathogen to stay alive prior to being tested.
Assumed everything there is biohazardous (put in a plastic bag labeled “Biohazard” and wipe down anything it touched with bleach) and call whoever sent that to you with a polite but firm “What the fuck?”
Edit: Just noted you said “eBay”. So contact the seller and potentially eBay to let them know of potential violations.
biscuitvillage on
Covid26
Bluemantis22 on
It is imperative that the cylinder remains unharmed.
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Reminds me of that one post with m&m tube
I would check with a relevant government agency first. Before attempting to remove that tube.
^^^sniff ^^^it
Is that a coaxial ?
Well that’s not concerning at all….
So this is how smallpox reappears
Do not damage the cylinder
I believe there was an episode involving a robot hand on Big Bang Theory… Please take notes before attempting “stuff”
Here we go again…
Could be the gripper was originally designed, or is regularly sold to, chemical labs and need to cater to this use case, so they have a bunch of tubes for testing and just decide to use them for shipping too.
Or they accidentally left the zombie virus in it.
Can’t wait to see this post in the news a few weeks from now as the origin of a new pandemic
Curious, what do you plan on doing with this gripper
Is there writing on the tube? That would indicate it was used for something.
At least it made it’s way all the way from *Korea* without it breaking.
Pop the lid off and snort it, you’re in this for the science afterall.
In the immortal works of Mike Wazowski:
***“Put that thing back where it came from or so help me…”***
Surely it was shipped that way to keep the jaws from being damaged.
Bizarre bonus item – just the random microbial species
It is imperative that the tube remains unharmed
I work in a clinical infectious disease lab and from my best guess is this tube was probably used as demonstration or for travel purposes.
That type of media usually is a liquid and given that their doesn’t appear to be any liquid or residue in the tube, it probably was never filled. This is why I believe it was for display or transport.
Regardless its in your best interest to treat it as if its infectious material. Only handle with disposable gloves or with a disposable barrier such as an inverted ziplock. Put the tube in the bag and maybe call a local clinic or Healthcare facility to request disposal since it shpuld be disposed in biohazard.
Wash your hands with warm water and soap for 20 seconds and you’ll be a ok.
Oh man, that is a gripper from a lab automation machine, most likely an archiver. I replaced/repaired so many of those at a previous job. Don’t ask me details on how to fix it because it was mostly percussive maintenance on an instrument that the actual qualified technicians would take days to get around to showing up to fix, despite us being a very high volume, high priority lab. Couldn’t say if this is the same manufacturer.
I really hope your next post isn’t about getting a dowel out of that.
In the eBay listing did they advertise it as the…
#ClapClamp 9000
I think you can relax. That tube should be full of a reddish liquid. It would also have a nasopharyngeal swab in it if it was being used to transport patient specimen.
These are used to test for COVID, Flu, RSV, Bordetella, Epstein Barr, etc. Lots of uses and not just viral.
You may as well go ahead and change your username to patient_0
And now we have Covid 4.0
I’m guessing this may be for safe shipping? To save the grip surface.
Just a guess
Bought the robogripper, got the clap for free
I’ve seen this movie!
Wait till I explain to my wife that I BOUGHT the chlamydia on eBay.
Robots are almost always shipped with fixtures that hold the end effectors and arms firmly in place. These are typically expensive machines meant for precision and it would be a shame to have them be off their home position and point of origin by 0.5mm or more when you need it.
I would not put it past the seller just putting something in there – for what it looks like the purpose is-to handle those tubes – to keep the end effectors from damage during shipping.
I’m late to the party here, but that tube in those grippers suggest it was attached to some sort of Hospital Lab equipment (I can’t really identify which one). Depending on where you got it, I’d be VERY wary of handling it. The tube itself usually contains 3-4 mL of a pink media which is the liquid that allows whatever pathogen to stay alive prior to being tested.
Assumed everything there is biohazardous (put in a plastic bag labeled “Biohazard” and wipe down anything it touched with bleach) and call whoever sent that to you with a polite but firm “What the fuck?”
Edit: Just noted you said “eBay”. So contact the seller and potentially eBay to let them know of potential violations.
Covid26
It is imperative that the cylinder remains unharmed.
But have you harmed the cylinder?
The cylinder must *not* be harmed…