[Histonet] Kurabo AS-200

[Akemi Allison-Tacha]

I agree with you Victor.  Being half Japanese and
living and working in Japan, automation and computers
are a way of life!  

This progression in automation was inevitable. The
histology field is becoming totally automated and
cutting tissues was the last craft we histo-techs
performed.  In the future there will be a instrument
that will be fed a sample of tissue and a total
analysis will be given.  We dinosaurs are dying off. 
Better wake-up and smell the coffee and become
comfortable with the computer age.  DON'T KID
YOURSELF.  We are being replaced.  Histology is
becoming like the chemistry and hematology labs
automated.

What did Vinnie D. say at the NSH banquet?  These kids
are coming down the birth canal with a I Pod in their
hand.  

There is a shortage of companies supplying the
histology industry with quality control slides.  Dako
and Thermo have now discontinued selling quality
control slides.  The remaining companies are faced
with the same problem as hospitals and private labs,
NOT ENOUGH QUALIFIED HISTO-TECHS.  This is a perfect
answer for that niche.  

I know that there have been some disgruntled
supervisors because of 2-3 month back orders of
quality control slides.  This may be acceptable with
equipment purchases, but quality control slides? 

Just my 2 cents after working on both sides of the
industry.

Akemi Allison-Tacha

--- Victor Tobias <victor <@t> pathology.washington.edu>
wrote:

> The correct salutation is:
> 
> Domo arigato, *Mr*. *Roboto*
> 
> That is after he has cut boxes of serial sections
> for you for controls.
> 
> Victor
> 
> Robyn Vazquez wrote:
> > Patrick,
> > Will we have to refer to them as Lord Robot or Hey
> you Bot?  I am sorry couldn't help myself, it is too
> early for morning humor.  
> > I also agree that we cannot be replaced by
> automation.  A machine can't mount it perfectly,
> rearrange if necessary (and to make that
> decision)and to recognize any problems as a human
> can see it.  Just my 4 cents (inflation)!!!
> >  
> > Robyn
> > OHSU 
> >
> >   
> >>>> "Patrick Laurie" <plaurie <@t> benaroyaresearch.org>
> 3/20/2007 3:42 PM >>>
> >>>>         
> >
> > I completely agree with one of my coworkers, who
> said that he isn't
> > worried until it can cut one of the difficult
> decals that he skillfully
> > cut this morning.   I, for one, am looking forward
> to servicing and
> > maintaining our robot overlords.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Patrick Laurie, HT (ASCP)
> > Neurogenomics Laboratory
> > Benaroya Research Institute
> > 1201 9th Ave
> > Seattle, Wa  98101
> > (206) 341-0681
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Has anyone seen the Auto Slide Preparation System
> AS-200?
> >
> >
> >
> > It can replaces a Histotech!
> >
> >
> >
> > It can cut and stain.
> >
> >
> >
> > The company name is Kurabo Bio-Medical.
> >
> >
> >
> > http://www.bio.kurabo.co.jp/English/as200.html
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Bye, Bye,
> >
> >
> >
> > Carol Ann Bobrowitz
> >
> >
> >
> > MCW
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> Victor Tobias
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