[WIP] Update plate_type for thermo_AB_384_wellplate_40uL_Vb_MicroAmp

[Copilot]

Update plate_type for thermo_AB_384_wellplate_40uL_Vb_MicroAmp from "non-skirted" to "skirted"

Plan:

• Understand repository structure and current state
• Verify current plate_type value is "non-skirted"
• Make the surgical change to update plate_type to "skirted"
• Verify the change works correctly
• Run linting if needed
• Final verification and complete

Reference: Thermo Fisher Scientific cat. no.: 4309849, 4326270, 4343814, 4343370
Documentation: https://documents.thermofisher.com/TFS-Assets/LSG/manuals/cms_042831.pdf

Original prompt

Change plate_type for thermo_AB_384_wellplate_40uL_Vb_MicroAmp from "non-skirted" to "skirted" in pylabrobot/resources/thermo_fisher/plates.py.

Details:

• File: pylabrobot/resources/thermo_fisher/plates.py
• Function: thermo_AB_384_wellplate_40uL_Vb_MicroAmp(name: str) -> Plate
• Current code snippet (approximate):
  return Plate(
  name=name,
  size_x=127.8,
  size_y=85.5,
  size_z=9.70,
  lid=None,
  model=thermo_AB_384_wellplate_40uL_Vb_MicroAmp.name,
  plate_type="non-skirted",
  ordered_items=...
  )

Change required:

• Replace plate_type="non-skirted" with plate_type="skirted".

Rationale:

• The user requested the plate be marked as "skirted". This is a metadata change only and should not affect other logic, but it will update the plate classification exposed by the resources library and documentation.

Tasks for the pull request:

• Create a branch (name: mark-thermo-ab-384-skirted).
• Update pylabrobot/resources/thermo_fisher/plates.py with the plate_type change.
• Run minimal checks (ensure code compiles / flake8 is not required here).
• Provide a concise PR description explaining the change and referencing the plate part numbers (4309849, 4326270, 4343814, 4343370) and the upstream Thermo Fisher PDF (https://documents.thermofisher.com/TFS-Assets/LSG/manuals/cms_042831.pdf).

Please create the pull request with the above change and include the modified file contents in the commit.

This pull request was created as a result of the following prompt from Copilot chat.

Change plate_type for thermo_AB_384_wellplate_40uL_Vb_MicroAmp from "non-skirted" to "skirted" in pylabrobot/resources/thermo_fisher/plates.py.

Details:

• File: pylabrobot/resources/thermo_fisher/plates.py
• Function: thermo_AB_384_wellplate_40uL_Vb_MicroAmp(name: str) -> Plate
• Current code snippet (approximate):
  return Plate(
  name=name,
  size_x=127.8,
  size_y=85.5,
  size_z=9.70,
  lid=None,
  model=thermo_AB_384_wellplate_40uL_Vb_MicroAmp.name,
  plate_type="non-skirted",
  ordered_items=...
  )

Change required:

• Replace plate_type="non-skirted" with plate_type="skirted".

Rationale:

• The user requested the plate be marked as "skirted". This is a metadata change only and should not affect other logic, but it will update the plate classification exposed by the resources library and documentation.

Tasks for the pull request:

• Create a branch (name: mark-thermo-ab-384-skirted).
• Update pylabrobot/resources/thermo_fisher/plates.py with the plate_type change.
• Run minimal checks (ensure code compiles / flake8 is not required here).
• Provide a concise PR description explaining the change and referencing the plate part numbers (4309849, 4326270, 4343814, 4343370) and the upstream Thermo Fisher PDF (https://documents.thermofisher.com/TFS-Assets/LSG/manuals/cms_042831.pdf).

Please create the pull request with the above change and include the modified file contents in the commit.

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