Patent ID: 7996174

Claim:
A disk drive testing system, comprising: a robotic arm configured to rotate through a predetermined arc about, and to extend radially from, a first axis that is substantially normal to a floor surface and the robotic arm; multiple racks arranged around the robotic arm for servicing by the robotic arm; multiple test slots housed by at least one of the multiple racks, wherein a test slot is configured to receive a disk drive transporter configured to carry a disk drive for testing; at least one computer configured to communicate with the multiple test slots; a power system configured to supply power to the disk drive testing system; a temperature control system configured to control a temperature of at least one of the multiple test slots; a vibration control system configured to control rack vibrations; a data interface configured to communicate with the disk drive in the disk drive transporter received by the test slot; and a rotatable table supporting the robotic arm and configured to rotate the robotic arm about a second axis that is substantially normal to the floor surface.