Multi-axis robot apparatus with unequal length forearms, electronic device manufacturing systems, and methods for transporting substrates in electronic device manufacturing

Embodiments provide multi-arm robots for substrate transport systems that include a boom, first and second forearms rotationally coupled to the boom, the second forearm being shorter than the first forearm, a first wrist member rotationally coupled to the first forearm, and a second wrist member rot...

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Main Authors BRODINE JEFFREY A, HUDGENS JEFFREY C, COX DAMON KEITH, KREMERMAN IZYA
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 05.08.2015
Subjects
BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES
CONVEYING
ELECTRIC SOLID STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
ELECTRICITY
HAND TOOLS
HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
MANIPULATORS
PACKING
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS
STORING
TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING ORTIPPING
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:Embodiments provide multi-arm robots for substrate transport systems that include a boom, first and second forearms rotationally coupled to the boom, the second forearm being shorter than the first forearm, a first wrist member rotationally coupled to the first forearm, and a second wrist member rotationally coupled to the second forearm. Each of the boom, first and second forearms, and the first and second wrist members are configured to be independently rotated to carry out substrate motion profiles. Electronic device processing systems and methods of transporting substrates are described, as are numerous other aspects.
Bibliography:Application Number: CN201380061937