What are the Neurostar Robot Stereotaxic Accessories?

Neurostar’s Robot Stereotaxic platform is intentionally modular — a researcher can configure the same core robot for AAV injection, drilling, optogenetics fiber placement, electrophysiology, nanoinjection, cranial window creation, or oblique-trajectory targeting by swapping the appropriate tool head. The Accessories line covers the full inventory of tool heads, holders, ear bars, anesthesia interfaces, electrode positioners, fiber holders, drill bits, and other modular add-ons that extend the platform into specific application domains.

Because the system is software-defined, adding a tool head is largely a tool-exchange plus configuration step — protocols carry across tools, atlas integration is preserved, and the same automated bregma alignment applies. For labs that anticipate evolving research priorities, the modular accessory line is the path that keeps the robot relevant across multi-year programs.

Key Accessory Categories

• Tool heads: Drill, microinjector, nanoinjector, electrode holder, fiber holder, cranial window tool, custom adapters.
• Animal holders: Species- and size-appropriate ear bars, tooth bars, neonatal adapters.
• Anesthesia interface: Mask holders compatible with isoflurane workflows.
• Smart Angle module: Automatic burr-hole calculation for oblique trajectories.
• Cranial windowing tools: Automated breakthrough detection for window creation.
• Smart BregmaFinder: Camera-guided bregma detection add-on.
• Custom configurations: Neurostar engineers application-specific setups on request.