ANSI/A3 R15.08 - Industrial mobile robot (IMR) safety

[in effect]

United States · safety standard · safety standard

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Jurisdiction

United States

Classification

safety standard

Status

in effect

Effective Date

Jan 1, 2020, 12:00 PM UTC

Primary Sources

1 audited

Statutory Scope & Summary

The US safety standard for industrial mobile robots: mobile platforms, manipulators mounted on mobile platforms, and AMRs not covered by the fixed-industrial-robot standard. R15.08-1 (the first part) was published in 2020, the US counterpart to ISO 3691-4.

Covered Sectors & Application Domains

Warehouse & Logistics Robotics/Drones/Exoskeletons/Humanoids/Robotaxis/Service & Cobot Robotics/Sidewalk delivery/

Regulatory Analysis & Inquiries

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What does ANSI/A3 R15.08 - Industrial mobile robot (IMR) safety cover?

Where does ANSI/A3 R15.08 - Industrial mobile robot (IMR) safety apply?

ANSI/A3 R15.08 - Industrial mobile robot (IMR) safety is recorded as a safety_standard applying in United States on the DEPLOY registry.

When did ANSI/A3 R15.08 - Industrial mobile robot (IMR) safety take effect?

ANSI/A3 R15.08 - Industrial mobile robot (IMR) safety is recorded as effective January 1, 2020 on the DEPLOY registry.

Is ANSI/A3 R15.08 - Industrial mobile robot (IMR) safety still in effect?

ANSI/A3 R15.08 - Industrial mobile robot (IMR) safety is currently in effect and applies to covered operators in the named jurisdiction.

What types of robots does ANSI/A3 R15.08 - Industrial mobile robot (IMR) safety apply to?

ANSI/A3 R15.08 - Industrial mobile robot (IMR) safety is recorded as cross-cutting on the DEPLOY registry, meaning it does not single out one robot form factor. Operators of any covered robot type in United States should review the underlying primary sources for applicability.

Primary Sources & Legal Instruments

1 document

A3 (Association for Advancing Automation)
https://www.automate.org/robotics/blogs/robot-safety-update-faqs-2021
Official Source