A long-awaited update to US robot safety guidance is now complete, with the release of a new section that shifts attention from robot design to how industrial robots are used day to day.
The Association for Advancing Automation (A3) has announced the availability of Part 3 of the ANSI/A3 R15.06-2025 robot safety standard, rounding out a three-part framework that defines safety requirements for industrial robots and robot systems in the United States.
The newly released section focuses specifically on the use of industrial robot cells – an area that has historically received less formal guidance than robot design or system integration. [Read more…] about New US robot safety rules focus on how robots are actually used on the factory floor