Articles Tagged with ''robot safety''

NORWICH, UK—The advent of collaborative robots on the assembly line is raising fresh safety questions for manufacturers. Here are some measures that engineers can take to avoid robot-related accidents.

Since the start of the Great Recession in 2008, many Tier 1 suppliers have either closed or downsized.

New safety rules and technology allow side-by-side workcells.

ATHENS, GA—Researchers at Georgia Tech are applying sensors to people’s arms to train robots to mimic, respond to, and even predict a person’s movements so that the two can work side-by-side more seamlessly.

 Safety standards have changed significantly in response to advances in manufacturing technology. 

WASHINGTON—ANSI has approved a new national robot safety standard. Developed by Robotic Industries Association (RIA), the ANSI/RIA R15.06-2012 standard has been updated for the first time since 1999 and is now harmonized with the International ISO 10218:2011 standard for robot manufacturers and integrators.

CAMBRIDGE, MA—Researchers at the Massachussetts Institute of Technology have developed new technology to enable people and robots to safely work together side-by-side.

ANN ARBOR, MI—The Robotics Industry Association will host a free webinar Aug. 9 to discuss pending changes to the ANSI/RIA R15.06-1999 Robot Safety Standard.