Method for lifting a substrate (8) from a tray (6), wherein a support (1) having a front end (4) is slid under the substrate, and the substrate is lifted from the tray, wherein the support is a plate (5), characterized in that the plate along the sliding direction is divided into a first (2) and a second part (3) by a bend provided transverse to the sliding direction, wherein the first part has a length along the sliding direction which is substantially equal to the height of the substrate (b), and the support is slid under the substrate.
