Standards Development

Scope

Type B1 Standard stating:

Safety requirements that are common to service and industrial robotics.

For the purpose of this document, industrial robotics are those used in an "industrial environment" which is a workplace where the public is excluded or restricted from access. Service robotics can be used with any age or ability and not limited to industrial environments.

Exclusions:

The following robotic applications and uses are out of scope of this document:

 • medical which are considered to be medical devices or components of medical devices;

 • industrial robotics covered by the ISO 10218 series;

• service robotics covered by ISO 13482;

• defence and military;

 • airborne robotics;

• commercial and industrial floor-cleaning robots;

• transportation or lifting of (a) person(s).

The following hazards are not covered in this document:

• severe conditions (e.g. extreme climates, freezer applications, strong magnetic fields);

• corrosive or potentially explosive environments (dust, liquid, vapour or gas);

 • those related to use that is waterborne, underwater, or climbing;

 • nuclear environments; • those needing specific hygienic requirements;

 • ionizing and hazardous non-ionizing radiation;

 • when handling loads the nature of which can lead to dangerous situations (e.g., molten metals, acids/bases, radiating materials);

 • acoustic emissions.

Purpose

Market Need:

There are ever increasing robotics developed for applications and uses that are not addressed by the existing Type-C safety standards: ISO 10218 series for industrial environments and ISO 13482 for nonindustrial environments, and projects under development. Therefore, general (or common) requirements are needed for robotics that are not covered by type-C safety standards.

 ISO 10218-1 and ISO 10218-2 apply to robotics that have reprogrammable multipurpose manipulators with 3 or more axes when used in an industrial environment. ISO 13482 applies to robotics that can be used with any age or ability.

An ISO type-B1 safety standard is needed to cover robotics for which there is no type-C safety standard.

Problem Addressed:

The existing safety standards for industrial robotics (ISO 10218-1,2) and service robotics (ISO 13482) have both specific construction and uses but do not address robotics outside their scope.

There are both gaps and overlaps in the safety requirements stated in the standards available today (noted above), and this creates confusion for new robotics and robotic uses. Such confusion about safety is to be avoided. An ISO type-B1 safety standard is needed to specify requirements for robotics that are not covered by the ISO 10218 series and ISO 13482.

Value to standards users:

As the results of studies and numerous ballots, the need for this “common” safety standard was identified. The need is to address robotics that are not yet covered by type-C safety standards for robotics. It is anticipated that additional type-C standards will be developed in addition to the published ISO 10218 series and ISO 13482. Because this document will be a type-B1 standard, there will be no overlaps or conflicts with type-C safety standards.