British Standards Institution

Sector: Manufacturing

Overview: Under the direction of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee, is responsible for the UK input to ISO/TC 299 and some elements of CEN/TC 310 for standards in the field of robots, robotic devices and autonomous systems, industrial robots, medical care robots and personal care robot safety.

Committee standards activity

In Progress (28)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD ISO/TS 25213	Robotics — Test methods for measuring the energy consumption of robots — 6-Axis articulated industrial robots Categories: Unclassified documents Drafting begins : 2025-04-11	Drafting
PD ISO/TR 20218-3	Robotics — Safety design for industrial robot systems — Part 3: Guidance for the use of ISO 10218-2 (ed 2) Categories: Unclassified documents Proposal begins :	Proposal
ISO/TC 299 N 518, ISO/NP 22166-203	Robotics -- Modularity for service robots -- Part 203: Information Model for Hardware Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Safety. Machinery \| Engineering \| Industrial robots. Manipulators \| Information technology \| Software Proposal begins : 2022-04-13	Proposal
ISO/TC 299 N 507, ISO/PWI 24112	Robotics -- Electrical interfaces -- Compatible end-effectors Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Engineering \| Manufacturing engineering \| Industrial automation systems \| Industrial robots. Manipulators Proposal begins : 2022-03-15	Proposal
ISO/TC 299 N 372, ISO/NP PAS 5672	Collaborative robotic devices -- Test methods for measuring forces and pressures in quasi-static and transient contacts with humans Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Engineering \| Manufacturing engineering \| Industrial automation systems \| Industrial robots. Manipulators \| Industrial process measurement and control Proposal begins : 2021-03-29	Proposal
ISO/TC 299 N 326, ISO/NP 5363	Robotics - Test methods for Walking RACA Robot Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Testing \| Health and Safety \| Safety. Machinery \| Engineering \| Manufacturing engineering \| Industrial automation systems \| Industrial robots. Manipulators Proposal begins : 2020-05-27	Proposal
ISO/TC 299 N 303, ISO/NP 5124	Robotics - Services provided by service robots - Safety management systems - Requirements. Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Health and Safety \| Safety. Machinery \| Engineering \| Manufacturing engineering \| Industrial automation systems \| Numerically controlled machines \| Industrial robots. Manipulators Proposal begins : 2020-03-23	Proposal
ISO/PWI 13482 -	Robotics - Safety requirements for service robots Categories: Standardization. General rules \| Engineering \| Manufacturing engineering \| Industrial automation systems \| Industrial robots. Manipulators Proposal begins : 2021-08-24	Proposal
ISO/NP 22166-402	Robotics — Modularity for service robots — Part 402: Modules for exoskeleton robots Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules Proposal begins : 2024-03-18	Proposal
ISO/NP 22166-201	Robotics -- Modularity for service robots -- Part 201: Common information model for modules Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Engineering \| Manufacturing engineering \| Industrial automation systems \| Industrial robots. Manipulators \| ICT \| Information technology Proposal begins : 2021-01-04	Proposal

Published (21)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD ISO/TS 15066:2016	Robots and robotic devices. Collaborative robots Categories: Industrial robots. Manipulators Published standard begins : 2016-03-07	Published standard
PD ISO/TR 23482-2:2019	Robotics. Application of ISO 13482. Application guidelines Categories: Industrial robots. Manipulators Published standard begins : 2019-03-15	Published standard
PD ISO/TR 23482-1:2020	Robotics. Application of ISO 13482. Safety-related test methods Categories: Industrial robots. Manipulators Published standard begins : 2020-03-18	Published standard
PD ISO/TR 20218-2:2017	Robotics. Safety requirements for industrial robots. Manual load/unload stations Categories: Industrial robots. Manipulators Published standard begins : 2018-01-11	Published standard
PD ISO/TR 20218-1:2018	Robotics. Safety design for industrial robot systems. End-effectors Categories: Industrial robots. Manipulators Published standard begins : 2018-08-20	Published standard
PD ISO/PAS 5672:2023	Robotics. Collaborative applications. Test methods for measuring forces and pressures in human-robot contacts Categories: Industrial robots. Manipulators Published standard begins : 2023-12-05	Published standard
BS ISO 9787:2013	Robots and robotic devices. Coordinate systems and motion nomenclatures Categories: Industrial robots. Manipulators Published standard begins : 2015-05-20	Published standard
BS ISO 8373:2021	Robotics. Vocabulary Categories: Manufacturing engineering \| Industrial robots. Manipulators Published standard begins : 2021-12-21	Published standard
BS ISO 5363:2024	Robotics. Test methods for exoskeleton-type walking RACA robot Categories: Aids. Adaptation for moving Published standard begins : 2024-05-16	Published standard
BS ISO 31101:2023	Robotics. Application services provided by service robots. Safety management systems requirements Categories: Services. Other \| \| Industrial robots. Manipulators Published standard begins : 2023-11-20	Published standard

Withdrawn (4)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
BS ISO 18646-2:2019	Robotics. Performance criteria and related test methods for service robots. Navigation Categories: Industrial robots. Manipulators Withdrawn begins : 2024-01-30	Withdrawn
BS ENISO 8373:2012	Robots and robotic devices. Vocabulary Categories: Manufacturing engineering \| Industrial robots. Manipulators Withdrawn begins : 2021-12-21	Withdrawn
BS EN ISO 10218-1:2011	Robots and robotic devices. Safety requirements for industrial robots. Robots Categories: Safety. Machinery \| Industrial robots. Manipulators Withdrawn begins : 2014-04-03	Withdrawn
BS EN ISO 10218-1:2006	Robots for industrial environments. Safety requirements. Robot Categories: Safety. Machinery \| Industrial robots. Manipulators Withdrawn begins : 2010-02-12	Withdrawn

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Committee members

Nominating organizations

BARA - British Automation and Robot Association
CLAWAR Association
CMR Surgical
Committee Manager
Cranfield University
G A M B I C A Association Limited
Innovate UK
King's Collage London
Knowledge Transfer Network
London Southbank University
Make UK
Manufacturing Technologies Association
Manufacturing Technology Centre Ltd
Satellite Applications Catapult Ltd
Sheffield Hallam University
SICK (UK) LTD
University of Birmingham
University of Hertfordshire
University of Manchester
University of Nottingham
University of Portsmouth
University of the West of England
University of Warwick
VDE

Liaisons with other committees

Chair - ACE/20
Co Opted - Health and Safety
Individual Capacity - AI and Robot Ethics
Individual Capacity - collaborative robots and machinery safety expert
Individual Capacity - Regulatory Affairs Expert
Individual Capacity - Research and Development Chemist
Individual Capacity - Robot manufacturer
Individual Capacity - Robots in an industrial environment
Individual capacity – Medical devices
Individual Capacity – Medical Human Factors
Individual capacity – Product Safety, reliability, and compliance
Liaison - AMT/10
Liaison - AMT/4
Liaison - IST/37
Secretary - CEN TC/310
UK Expert - ISO/TC 299/WG 2
UK Expert - ISO/TC 299/WG 6
UK Expert – ISO/TC 299/WG 8

BSI roles

Committee Chair
Editorial Project Manager

Standards Development

AMT/10 - Robotics

Committee standards activity