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🇺🇸Tactus AI·United States·Pilot deployment

Elsie

A wheeled humanoid lab assistant that runs the instruments a lab already owns.

Pilot deploymentVerified Last verified 31 Oct 2026
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MakerTactus AI
First shown2026
StatusPilot deployment
Form factorTorso / desktop
LocomotionWheeled
Updated31 Oct 2026
ResearchTactile sensingWheeled humanoidTwo armsSub-millimeter handling claimWorks with third-party instruments24/7 operationAudit-ready orchestration

What it is

Elsie is a wheeled, two-armed humanoid laboratory assistant from Tactus AI of San Diego, unveiled at the ADLM 2026 clinical-lab meeting. It moves samples, consumables and slides between existing instruments, using touch, force, depth and machine-vision sensing, and is paired with orchestration software that dispatches robots and logs an audit trail for regulated labs. Tactus says it will select three to five launch laboratories in 2026, starting with US academic medical centers.

Highlights

01Works with existing lab instruments without retooling
02Touch, force, depth and machine-vision sensing
03Orchestration software with full audit trail
04Designed for GLP/GMP/CLIA environments
05Selecting three to five launch labs in 2026

The numbers

Body
Form factorTorso / desktop
Motion & power
LocomotionWheeled
Compute, sensing & hands
SensingTouch, force, depth and machine-vision sensors.
HandsTwo dexterous arms handling slides, tubes, plates and consumables with sub-millimeter precision (company claim).

Platform & deployment

AvailabilityPilot program selecting three to five launch laboratories in 2026.
Target marketClinical laboratories, pathology and diagnostics.
Software / OSTactus orchestration platform with LIMS/LIS integration and audit trails.
Deployments & partnersPlanned pilots at US academic medical centers; ADLM 2026 unveiling.
Safety & certificationsBuilt-in safety systems and collision avoidance; designed for GLP/GMP/CLIA-compliant labs.

Evidence trail

Claims on this profile are linked to primary reporting and manufacturer material where available.

01Tactus AI platform page02Interesting Engineering: Elsie humanoid lab assistant, 28 Jul 2026

Specifications are sourced from public materials and may change. Always confirm commercial terms with the manufacturer.

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