An automated apparatus for embryo biopsy. The apparatus includes an enclosure and an incubation unit disposed in the enclosure and configured to incubate an embryo. The apparatus further includes disposed in the enclosure: an embryo manipulator setup configured to rotate the embryo, and an embryo image capturing mechanism configured to capture an image of the embryo in the incubation unit so as tomonitor the morphology of the embryo to determine a development stage of the embryo in the incubation unit. The embryo manipulator setup is further configured to be activated to rotate the embryo toa predetermined orientation based on a determination that the embryo is at a predetermined development stage.