Laboratory Automation in a Functional Programming Language. (December 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Runciman, Colin; Clare, Amanda; Harkness, Rob
• Is Part Of: Journal of laboratory automation. Volume 19:Number 6(2014:Dec.)
• Page Start: 569
• Page End: 576
• Publication Date: 2014-12
• Subjects: programming -- informatics and software -- robotics and instrumentation -- engineering -- high-throughput screening -- automated biology; Medical laboratory technology -- Periodicals; Laboratories -- Equipment and supplies -- Periodicals; Diagnosis, Laboratory -- Periodicals; 616.075
• DOI: 10.1177/2211068214543373
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2211-0682

Abstract

After some years of use in academic and research settings, functional languages are starting to enter the mainstream as an alternative to more conventional programming languages. This article explores one way to use Haskell, a functional programming language, in the development of control programs for laboratory automation systems. We give code for an example system, discuss some programming concepts that we need for this example, and demonstrate how the use of functional programming allows us to express and verify properties of the resulting code.