Patent ID: 7717481

Claim:
A robotic end effector suitable for transferring a substrate in a processing system, the end effector comprising: a body having opposing mounting and distal ends, the body fabricated from a single mass of ceramic, the body comprising: a pair of fingers disposed at the distal end of the body; a pair of arcuate lips extending upward from an upper surface of the body, each lip disposed on a respective finger; a plurality of contact pads extending upward from the upper surface of the body wherein the pads have an outer wall and an inner wall, the inner and outer walls of the pads being arc segments; an arcuate inner wall extending upward from the upper surface at the mounting end of the body, the arcuate inner wall and lips defining a substrate receiving pocket; a hole formed through a centerline of the body, wherein the arcuate inner wall and lips are disposed at the same radial distance from a center of the hole, wherein the inner wall of the pads has a radius of about 5.21 inches relative to the center of the hole; and a recess formed in a bottom surface of the body.