Art Robbins Instruments was founded in 2003 by a team with over 75 years of experience developing high-quality products for life sciences. Initial product offerings included the Intelli-Plates and Crystal Phoenix for protein crystallography, which have been enthusiastically adopted by hundreds of laboratories worldwide. ARI was acquired by Argosy Healthcare Partners in 2022 and merged with Hudson Robotics. The company continues researching and developing new high-quality products for protein crystallography, liquid handling, and tissue typing. ARI remains headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, with distributors around the world.