BS ISO 18646-4:2021

What is ISO 18646-4 about? 

ISO 18646-4 is the fourth part of a multi-series standard that deals with the performance criteria in robotics for service robots.  

ISO 18646-4 describes methods of specifying and evaluating the performance of lower-back support robots. 

ISO 18646-4 applies regardless of the purpose and application of lower-back support robots and the driving methods (e.g., electric, hydraulic and pneumatic). 

Note: Performance criteria in ISO 18646-4 are not intended for verification or validation of safety requirements 

Who is ISO 18646-4 for? 

ISO 18646-4 on performance criteria and test methods for service robots is applicable to: 

• Designers of robots 
• Companies manufacturing robotic components 
• Robot research and testing labs 
• Services consulting industries on robotic applications 

Why should you use ISO 18646-4? 

Service robots are semi or fully autonomous robots for automating commercial jobs. Service robots typically perform distant, dangerous and repetitive jobs.  

ISO 18646-4 facilitates your understanding of performance of lower-back support robots. It defines the important characteristics and describes how to specify and test them which increase the performance of service robots significantly. 

ISO 18646-4 also gives you test methods for assistive torque index and lumbar compression reduction which will enhance the accuracy, motion and load carrying capacity of service robots.