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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2010
Shinichi Kurita, San Jose, CA (US);
Takayuki Matsumoto, San Jose, CA (US);
Suhail Anwar, San Jose, CA (US);
Makoto Inagawa, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Shinichi Kurita, San Jose, CA (US);
Takayuki Matsumoto, San Jose, CA (US);
Suhail Anwar, San Jose, CA (US);
Makoto Inagawa, Palo Alto, CA (US);
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for a transfer robot that having at least one image sensor disposed thereon is provided. The transfer robot includes a lift assembly having a first drive assembly for moving a first platform relative to a second platform in a first linear direction, an end effector assembly disposed on the second platform and movable in a second linear direction by a second drive assembly, the second linear direction being orthogonal to the first linear direction, at least one image sensor, and a lighting device associated with the at least one image sensor.