This technical specification helps its users to integrate collaborative robots in the manufacturing process and meet the necessary safety guidelines to ensure the safety of operators.
ISO/TS 15066 specifies safety requirements for collaborative industrial robot systems and the work environment and supplements the requirements and guidance on collaborative industrial robot operation given in ISO 10218-1 and ISO 10218-2.
ISO/TS 15066 applies to industrial robot systems as described in ISO 10218-1 and ISO 10218-2.
Note1: It does not apply to non-industrial robots, although the safety principles presented can be useful to other areas of robotics.
Note2: ISO/TS 15066 does not apply to collaborative applications designed prior to its publication.
ISO/TS 15066 on collaborative robots is useful for:
The objective of collaborative robots is to combine the repetitive performance of robots with the individual skills and abilities of people. People have an excellent capability for solving imprecise exercises; robots exhibit precision, power and endurance.
To achieve safety, robotic applications traditionally exclude operator access to the operations area while the robot is active. Therefore, a variety of operations requiring human intervention often cannot be automated using robot systems.
ISO/TS 15066 provides guidance for collaborative robot operation where a robot system and people share the same workspace. ISO/TS 15066 identifies all the hazards that might occur while operating in the presence of a collaborative robot. ISO/TS 15066 also provides solutions for these hazards by providing guidelines to carry out a thorough risk assessment. ISO/TS 15066 supplements and supports the industrial robot safety standards ISO 10218-1 and ISO 10218-2, and provides additional guidance on the identified operational functions for collaborative robots.
In conclusion, ISO/TS 15066 helps you to integrate collaborative robots in your manufacturing plants while meeting international safety standards.
ISO/TS 15066:2016