In at least one aspect, a second multi-axis vacuum motor assembly is
provided. The second multi-axis vacuum motor assembly includes (1) a
first rotor; (2) a first stator adapted to commutate so as to rotate the
first rotor across a vacuum barrier and control rotation of a first axis
of a robot arm within a vacuum chamber; (3) a second rotor below the
first rotor; (4) a second stator below the first stator and adapted to
commutate so as to rotate the second rotor across the vacuum barrier and
control rotation of a second axis of the robot arm within the vacuum
chamber; (5) a first feedback device adapted to monitor rotation of the
first axis of the robot arm; and (6) a second feedback device adapted to
monitor rotation of the second axis of the robot arm. Numerous other
aspects are provided.