This was an adaptive exhibit. We have a version of this on our museum floor, but it did not have editable/parametric cad, and had some known issues.

In general, the exhibit is a 3 axis microscope translation device. The joystick allows the user to jog the camera view the x and y directions, and the z axis allows focusing the microscope with distance to the sample.

Additionally, there is a rotary axis, which allows the sample plate to be rotated 360 *, and thus examined from both the top and the bottom. Heated or cooled bay water flows across the sample plate to keep the bio alive.