Quick guide to purchasing, installing and commissioning a collaborative robot

The INSST has recently published the guide titled: "Quick guide to purchasing, installing and commissioning a collaborative robot".

The work aims to be an aid from a preventive point of view, for those companies that are considering the possibility of acquiring, implementing and using a collaborative robot. Its objective is to publicize the applicable regulations and identify those involved in the process of purchasing, installing and commissioning a collaborative robot in collaborative applications, as well as their functions and responsibilities.

The document includes a section of definitions related to collaborative robotics, describes the regulations applicable to its commercialization, installation and commissioning and the figures involved in these stages, explains the basic security methods in collaborative applications and briefly presents some of the security functions used in these collaborative applications.