Also, in Europe the first bigger companies are beginning to test humanoid robots in industrial use. But is that so easily possible? What safety requirements and regulations shall be followed? In comparison to classic industrial…

Work processes can also pose mechanical hazards, e.g. collisions of robots or parts of the tool or workpiece with the safety fence (for the causes, see article on restricted space). There is currently no normative…

Robot safety fences ensure the safety of the working environment by preventing direct contact between the machines and the employees. You can find out some of the most important requirements here. Unfortunately, the technical requirements…

According to the present standards DIN EN ISO 10218-1:2012 and DIN EN ISO 10218-2:2012, three safety-related operating modes exist for industrial robots. Automatic, Manual at reduced speed (T1) and Manual at high speed (T2). Until…

Collaborative robots (Cobots) are provided for a human machine collaboration. Additional safeguards like fences or light grids may be widely dispensable. If a contact between robot and human happens: How much force or pressure is…

In most cases industrial robot systems are equipped with interfaces for automatic material entry and exit. For this purpose, necessarily openings have to be provided at the perimeter safeguarding. Has the designer to consider that…