Please be advised that a New Work Item Proposal has been loaded to the BSI Standards Development Portal for comment. 

Any comments received will be submitted to the national committee “AMT/10 – Robotics” for consideration when deciding the UK response to the associated Standards Development Organisation. 

Proposal link: ISO/NP 25785-1 – Robotics — Part 1: Safety requirements for industrial mobile robots with actively controlled stability (legged, wheeled, or other forms of locomotion)– Part 1: Robots

Comment period end date: 12/04/2025

Scope

This document states safety requirements for industrial mobile robots with actively controlled stability and their systems, which include robots that have an unspecified number of legs, wheels, or other types of mobility. These robots are sometimes referred to as “self-balancing”. Such robots can also include an unspecified number of arms. These robots travel on the ground, which can have varying elevations, in an industrial environment.
For the purpose of this document, “actively controlled stability” refers to a robot that requires an active control in order to remain balanced and could become unstable in the absence of power.
Note 1: Industrial mobile robots with actively controlled stability can include quadrupedal, bipedal, or wheeled balancing robots. 

Purpose

Market Need: In the market today, industrial mobile robots with actively controlled stability are deployed at facilities with growth expected to mirror the AMR/AGV market. There is currently no ISO safety standard either published or in development for industrial mobile robots with actively controlled stability using legged, wheeled, or other forms of locomotion. Problem Addressed: The existing safety standards for industrial robotics and driverless industrial trucks do not address the hazards and requirements of industrial mobile robots with actively controlled stability. These are excluded from the scope of ISO 3691-4, which covers safety of driverless industrial trucks. ISO 10218- 1 and -2 address safety of industrial robots and their integration, but not the risks associated with mobility. ISO 13482 does not address robots in the industrial environment. Value to Standards Users: An ISO C-Type safety standard specifying safety requirements for dynamically stable industrial mobile robots is needed. These machines are currently in use at facilities and their use is expected to expand in future.

If you have any comment or need more information, please contact Sami Ortiz at sami.ortiz@mta.org.uk

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