Abstract
A robot lifting arrangement is provided. The robot lifting arrangement includes a robot lifting crane that is configured to lift a substrate handling robot to an elevated position. The robot lifting arrangement also includes a track section that may extend from a chamber on the platform to an external area. Robot lifting crane may lift the robot from the chamber and transport it along the track to the external area for repair/maintenance or lift the robot from the external area and transport it along the track back to the chamber for installation into the chamber.