Patent ID: 8272830

Claim:
A transfer robot for use in a vacuum environment, comprising: a lift assembly comprising a first platform and a second platform; a plurality of support members coupling the first platform to the second platform, the plurality of support members comprising: a first pair of support members, each having a first end rotatably coupled to the first platform and a second end coupled to the second platform by a first linear assembly; and a second pair of support members, each having a first end rotatably coupled to the second platform and a second end coupled to the first platform by a second linear assembly, the first pair and second pair of support members coupled together at a center thereof; a first drive assembly coupled to the second pair of support members, the first drive assembly providing a motive force to the plurality of support members to change the angle of the second pair of support members relative to the first pair of support members to move the second platform in a first linear direction relative to the first platform; 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; and a plurality of fluid conduits movably coupled between the first platform and the second platform, at least a portion of the plurality of fluid conduits fixed relative to portions of each of the first pair and second pair of support members and coupled with rotatable vacuum seals.