According to the ISO 10218-1:2025 and ISO 10218-2:2025 standards, industrial robots shall have protective measures against cyber threats, in addition to a number of new requirements. According to experts, manufacturers are currently working flat out…

Industrial robots are often given a second life. Due to changed production requirements, industrial robot systems are often converted or dismantled just a few years after initial commissioning. The existing robots are usually not scrapped….

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…

Already the 1989 edition of the European Machinery Directive said: Despite an E-Stop a so-called Normal Stop is required. However, until now the Standards für industrial robots payed not much attention to this fact. The…

Time is money. However, in many cases even space is money. Because at installation sites of industrial robot systems often less space is provided. Therefore, in many cases the maximum space of robot system exceeds…

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…