Every time a gloved hand reaches out to adjust a setting, open a door, or activate a device, there’s a moment of a break in the sterile chain. It may seem like a small risk. But scientists, doctors, and surgical teams can’t afford to take it. Even a minor contamination can lead to serious consequences. Thus, there has to be a better and more hygienic way to interact with all the equipment.
MacBick Labs & Interiors, led by visionary CEO and president Bevin Carter and supported by innovative minds like Shacha Lad, proudly introduces a hands-free innovation, MacBick LabWave™, into workspaces. The touchless platform empowers scientists, doctors, and surgical teams to control essential Lab and clinical equipment without ever laying a finger on a surface.
Let’s take a closer look and discover more about how MacBick LabWave is transforming labs and clinical settings.
Why Touchless is the New Standard?
Touching a control panel or equipment handle by accident breaks the sterile cycle in an area and makes it unsafe. This is the risk that no one would ever want to take, especially in labs and clinical settings. MacBick LabWave™, a touchless, gesture-based interface, facilitates sterility in a research facility or a surgical suite without the need for physical contact. The touchless platform, built on advanced gesture recognition and motion-sensing technology, from autoclaves, faucets, and surgical lighting to specimen storage, turns the environment into a responsive, intelligent partner.
MacBick LabWave™ – A New Standard in Sterile Interaction
So, how exactly does LabWave™ make your workspace safer and smarter? It’s none other than but with a gesture recognition. The platform leverages advanced motion-tracking technology and AI-powered gesture interpretation using hand motions to perform tasks like turning on equipment, opening doors, adjusting settings, and more.
What Are the Key Applications of MacBick LabWave™?
At MacBick, we created LabWave™ to make work easier, safer, and cleaner for people in labs, clinics, and hospitals. The touchless technology reduces the chances of spreading germs or breaking sterile conditions.
Let’s look at how LabWave™ is transforming different areas:
Laboratory
With MacBick LabWave™, you can control devices in the laboratory hands-free. From sample preparation to cleanup, every part of your lab operation becomes faster, safer, and cleaner.
Here is how you can manage essential functions in the laboratories:
- Soap & Sanitizer Dispensers: Just wave and dispense.
- Faucets: Activate water flow with a gesture.
- Autoclaves & Refrigerators: Open doors or start sterilization cycles with a swipe.
- Fume Hoods & Incubators: Adjust airflow or settings remotely.
- Pipetting Robots & Balance Scales: Execute commands with simple hand movements.
- Centrifuges: Start or stop spin cycles, set RPMs, and open lids without touching the control panel.
- Spectrophotometers: Operate analysis settings, initiate measurements, or export results using gesture-based commands.
Clinical and Surgical Settings
Sterility isn’t optional. However, it’s everything in clinical and surgical settings. MacBick LabWave™ gives clinicians control that too, without needing to touch anything, sacrificing sterility or stopping workflow.
Use the following equipment to optimize essential tasks in your clinical and surgical settings.
- Surgical Faucets: Turn water on or off effortlessly with motion activation, even while gloved.
- Surgical Lighting Systems: Adjust brightness or angle mid-procedure.
- Scrubbing Stations: Activate with a simple wave.
- Vital Signs Monitors & Endoscopic Systems: Navigate menus and settings touch-free.
- Ventilators & Anesthesia Machines: Make minor adjustments while maintaining sterile boundaries.
- Operating Tables: Modify tilt or height seamlessly.
Diagnostics and Imaging
LabWave™ has emerged as a game-changer in diagnostics and imaging centers. Precision and hygiene intersect in these areas. Thus, the gesture control ensures zero contact and maximum efficiency while loading PCR trays to coordinate lab automation systems.
- PCR Machines: Start cycles or adjust settings with a wave.
- Lab Automation Systems: Keep things moving without ever touching a button.
Facility-Wide Management
MacBick LabWave™gives your workspace an upgrade that goes beyond your bench.
Here is how to transform your whole environment into a smarter and cleaner one:
- Doors & Elevators: Move and access spaces effortlessly with intuitive gesture-based control.
- HVAC Systems: Adjust airflows and temperatures contactlessly to improve energy efficiency and infection control.
Culinary-Inspired Innovations for Lab Excellence
Efficiency, cleanliness, and user-focused design are essential in research and medical laboratories. MacBick takes inspiration from modern kitchens to build efficient, ergonomic, and hygienic lab spaces. The lab-adapted innovations are:
- AutoFlow Reagent Stations: The AutoFlow Reagent Station uses motion-sensing technology to dispense sterile water or reagents without touching anything, even while wearing gloves. It is inspired by touchless kitchen faucets and keeps lab work cleaner and safer.
- SmartHeat Lab Surfaces: It uses built-in, flameless heating elements that activate only under the right lab glassware. It draws inspiration from induction cooktops, which helps systems reduce fire risk while improving precision during lab work.
- SealSure Sample Stations: The SealSure Sample Station vacuum-seals reagents and samples in a sterile way. It’s ideal for handling DNA, RNA, and other sensitive materials. It is modeled after a built-in kitchen sealer, which protects sample quality and makes storage or shipping much easier.
- EquipNest Modules: EquipNest provides hidden compartments for lab equipment like centrifuges and mixers. It keeps work surfaces clear and organized. Shaped by kitchen appliance garages, it makes tools easier to reach while maintaining a clean and organized workspace.
- SlideStack Drawers: SlideStack features pull-out vertical drawers to store pipettes, chemicals, and other lab items efficiently. It fits efficiently into mobile lab carts, helping staff access supplies quickly while working comfortably.
- BioTrack Cold Storage: BioTrack uses smart RFID technology to monitor and log cold storage conditions for sensitive samples. It keeps samples safe and helps labs meet compliance requirements with automatic alerts and records.
- MagTool Strips: MagTool offers magnetic knife strips for holding scissors, tweezers, and markers. Inspired by kitchen knife holders, it saves space and keeps the lab tidy.
- SortSafe Waste Units: SortSafe uses built-in bins to separate general, biohazard, and sharps waste for safe and organized disposal. Modeled after home waste sorting stations, it supports lab safety.
How does it work?
MacBick LabWave™ combines advanced motion tracking with smart AI to understand your gestures. It can recognize:
- Swipes (left, right, up, down)
- Rotations (like turning a knob)
- Holds, waves, and finger taps
- Closed fist and other custom gestures
You can customize the system to fit your lab or clinic’s unique needs to respond to the exact gestures, making your work easier and more efficient.
What Makes LabWave™ So Special?
MacBick LabWave™ is all about making your lab environment safer, more efficient, and easier to navigate so you can focus on what really matters to you the most.
Here is what makes LabWave™ so special:
Enhanced Sterility
MacBick LabWave™ helps maintain sterility. Since it’s touchless, there’s no need to press buttons or physically handle equipment. It reduces the chances of contamination in labs and clinical settings where cleanliness is critical.
Increased Workflow Efficiency
With MacBick LabWave™, you can move through tasks quickly and without interruptions. Simply make a gesture, and the system will respond instantly. It speeds up your day-to-day operations and keeps you focused without the need to stop and touch equipment.
User-Friendly Interface
You don’t have to learn the complicated commands to run the systems. Only a simple gesture like a swipe or a wave can trigger the action instantly. The intuitive interface is easy to use for anyone, whether you’re new to the lab or have years of experience.
Reduced Equipment Wear
Your equipment stays in better condition because you are not touching buttons or handles constantly. Thus, there is less wear and tear, which results in fewer repairs and extends the lifespan of your equipment. Over time, it will save money on maintenance.
Seamless Integration
MacBick LabWave™ integrates smoothly into your current setup, whether you’re working with existing equipment or setting up new systems. You can opt for new MacBick systems without causing any major changes or delays in your daily workflow.
Transform Your Lab with LabWave™
Labs and clinical environments demand precision, safety, and simplicity. With MacBick LabWave™, you can empower your teams to control equipment, settings, and systems with touchless, AI-powered systems. From opening autoclaves and adjusting surgical lights to operating spectrophotometers and HVAC systems, LabWave™ brings gesture-based control to your fingertips. LabWave™ keeps the workflow seamless and the environment sterile.
Take the first step toward building a smarter, cleaner, and more efficient lab or clinical space. MacBick is ready to give the best fit for your needs. Email us at [email protected] or call +1 720 613 2112 for more information!
