Vehicle servicing apparatus and methods of use thereof

Apparatus for use in robotic servicing of a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:

• a frame having a height, width and length, wherein the length is longer than said width, the frame having a bottom deck, a top of the bottom deck is laid out as at least one bay area for receiving the vehicle whose driving direction is parallel to a width direction of the frame, and at least one hallway area adjacent the bay area on at least one of a left side and a right side of the bay area, the hallway area is configured to accommodate a first automated robot configured to operate on at least a portion of the vehicle for servicing the vehicle, and provide space for movement of the first automated robot, the frame having an upper deck located above the bottom deck for placement of components when servicing the vehicle, at least one rail mounted on the frame along a length direction of the frame for providing support for longitudinal movement of a second automated robot operable to pick up the component;
• a first cage in the hallway area as a first holder for the component, a first drive for altering a height of the first cage, and a second drive for rotating the first cage between a cage-vertical position and a cage-horizontal position;
• and
• a middle deck located between the bottom deck and the upper deck, wherein the middle deck has at least one middle conveyor for moving the components along the frame, said at least one middle conveyor is divided into multiple middle conveyor cells;
• wherein the upper deck has at least one upper conveyor for moving the components along the length of the frame, said at least one upper conveyor is divided into multiple upper conveyor cells.