Towards the most rational use of robotics within the overall analytical process Original Research Article

An overview is presented in which the use of robots in the analytical field is critically considered. Monotask use of robotics and the implementation of robotics sample pretreatment are discussed, as well as the overall robotics development of the analytical process as compared with the joint use of robotics and flow injection in an integrated fashion (an example of hybridisation of discontinuous and continuous approaches).