OpenTrons eppendorf tube transfer tool

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Human: A quick prototype to show that liquid-handling robots can have basic tools added, even if they weren't designed this way. This is a tool for carrying eppendorf tubes that fits onto the end of a P1000 pipette like a tip. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jm4h6dKwD3c&feature=youtu.be It's picked up from its base, which is designed to sit on a 96-well plate - glue it on if using properly - and used to move eppendorf tubes from one spot to another. They will need to have quite a large amount of their height exposed so the grabber can get around them. The tool is then ejected back onto the base for re-use. This would need a nice extension to the Python library - everything was done with 'points' for the demo. Why? Because we can, and because one day it might be useful for: - centrifuging - heat shock - old-style water bath PCR?!