D.E. Chickrin1, K.R. Smolnikova2, I.G. Galiullin3

1–3 Kazan (Volga region) Federal University (Kazan, Russia)

1 dmitry.kfu@ya.ru, 2 krsmolnikova@mail.ru, 3 isgaliullin@gmail.com

Collaborative robots are a major trend in various industry sectors as cobots transform work-spaces and increase productivity. Ensuring safety in operator-cobot interactions is one of the key issues when introducing cobots into manufacturing.

This article reviews the main technical safety standards governing the design, installation and operation of cobots, such as: ISO 10218-1:2011; ISO/TS 15066:2016; ISO 10218-2:2011.

The main part of the article analyses key aspects of collaborative robotics safety, including: risk assessment of scenarios of operator-cobot interaction in a collaborative workspace; principles of safe workspace design; technical means of safety (sensors, emergency stop systems, force and speed limitation); methods of validation and verification of cobot safety. The paper also analyses technological problems that cobotics defines and describes possible solutions in order to optimise the interaction between cobots and the operator as a whole.

Chickrin D.E., Smolnikova K.R., Galiullin I.G. Collaboration: safety standards for collaborative robots. Achievements of modern radioelectronics. 2024. V. 78. № 11. P. 34–40. DOI: https://doi.org/10.18127/j20700784-202411-04 [in Russian]

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