Scientists train robots to grow mini organs from human stem cells

Mini-organs grown in the lab by robots could be the next'secret weapon' in the fight against disease, researchers say. Scientists have developed a system to automate the production of organoids from human stem cells, using liquid-handling robots that, unlike humans, don't'get tired and make mistakes.' A team in the US has demonstrated how the system can successfully introduce stem cells into plates containing hundreds of wells, to cultivate thousands of miniature kidneys in less than a month. Scientists have developed a system to automate the production of organoids from human stem cells. A microwell plate containing kidney organoids grown by the robots is shown above.