Safety
Architecture
Safety by Architecture
Physical interaction between people and robots requires safety to be part of the architecture, not an afterthought. These are development priorities — not claimed as already certified features.
In short
A development approach that treats human control, operational limits, monitoring, safe-state behavior, traceability, and layered safety as…
Why it helps
Physical interaction between people and robots involves real risk.
What's ahead
Trust pages describe organizational commitments, governance and limits.
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Executive Summary
Safety belongs in the architecture, not as a later slogan.
The Systems Safety Layer documents engineering safeguards.
This page explains development priorities for human-robot interaction.
Principle
People must have clear ways to interrupt or override robotic assistance.
Robotic behavior should remain within defined capabilities, environments, and task boundaries.
Layered safety may involve hardware, software, sensors, procedures, and human supervision.
Why It Matters
Physical interaction between people and robots involves real risk.
Useful assistance still requires interruption, limits, and oversight.
Trust depends on visible control — not on promising that systems are already certified.
Responsibilities
Human control — people must have clear ways to interrupt or override robotic assistance.
Operational limits — behavior should remain within defined capabilities, environments, and task boundaries.
Interaction monitoring — compatible systems may use sensor information to monitor physical interaction and operating conditions.
Safe-state behavior — systems should be designed to stop, reduce force, or enter an appropriate safe state when abnormal conditions are detected.
Traceability — where appropriate, system events and interactions can be logged for review, improvement, and accountability.
Layered safety — hardware, software, sensors, operational procedures, and human supervision.
Boundaries
Not a safety guarantee.
Not a certification or regulatory approval.
Not a replacement for the Systems Safety Layer.
Human Oversight
People set safety boundaries.
People approve consequential decisions.
People intervene when needed.
Limitations
No system removes all risk.
Risk and context can change over time.
No technology can guarantee prevention of falls or injury.
Scope
Development priorities and governance.
No validated product is claimed.
No safety outcome is promised.
Trust pages describe organizational commitments, governance and limits. They are not legal policies, certifications or guarantees of complete safety, privacy or compliance.