Patent ID: 8764907
Filing Date: 2014-07-01
Classification: B08B,B25J,H01J,H01L,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of servicing a plasma processing system, the plasma processing system including at least a plasma chamber, the method comprising: docking a robot device to a docking port of the plasma processing system, the docking of the robot device to the docking port including aligning a docking probe of the robot device with a docking port of the plasma processing system using one or more alignment mechanisms, thereby aligning the robot device with the plasma chamber, the robot device being coupled to an ambulatory platform; using the robot device to control a lift mechanism to lift a to piece of the plasma processing system relative to a bottom piece of the plasma chamber; extending a first member of the robot device into an opening between the to piece and the bottom piece of the plasma chamber; and after the extending, performing a set of tasks according to a set of procedures.