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Collaborative Robot Safety: Design & Deployment

Collaborative Robot Safety: Design & Deployment

Instructors: Brian Carlisle

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

260 reviews

Beginner level

No prior experience required

2 weeks to complete

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

260 reviews

Beginner level

No prior experience required

2 weeks to complete

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

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There are 4 modules in this course

As robots evolve and increasingly interact with humans, enhancing the safety of personnel working with these “collaborative robots” (cobots) is vital. This course equips you to assess the safety of a collaborative robot workcell and prevent the chances of injury or harm. It imparts industry-endorsed safety standards, technical report recommendations and best practices from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), Robotic Industries Association (RIA) and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Learners are introduced to similarities and differences between traditional robots, cobots and conventional machinery before delving into risk assessments, causes of robot accidents and collaborative applications. Material also includes key design techniques for reducing collision forces and a methodology for safety testing.

Module details

In this module, we will discuss safety training, robots, conventional machinery, risk assessments and standards.

What's included

8 videos5 readings5 assignments

8 videosTotal 52 minutes

Introduction: Collaborative Robot Safety: Design & Deployment4 minutes
Automation Accelerator: Proof of Concept2 minutes
Robot Classification (Part 1)6 minutes
Robot Classification (Part 2)6 minutes
Safety Training9 minutes
Safety Standards10 minutes
Risk Assessment (Part 1)8 minutes
Risk Assessment (Part 2)7 minutes

5 readingsTotal 142 minutes

Acknowledgements2 minutes
Robot Classifications (Optional) Resources40 minutes
Safety Training (Optional) Resources30 minutes
Safety Standards (Optional) Resources40 minutes
Risk Assessment (Optional) Resources30 minutes

5 assignmentsTotal 124 minutes

Module 1: Best Practices Quiz30 minutes
Self Check30 minutes
Self Check4 minutes
Self Check30 minutes
Self Check30 minutes

In this module, we will discuss accidents and design of safe work cells.

What's included

5 videos3 readings4 assignments

5 videosTotal 34 minutes

Accident Triggers10 minutes
Safety Lessons6 minutes
Designing Safe Workcells (Part 1)7 minutes
Designing Safe Workcells (Part 2)6 minutes
Designing Safe Workcells (Part 3)4 minutes

3 readingsTotal 70 minutes

Accident Triggers (Optional) Resources30 minutes
Safety Lessons (Optional) Resources20 minutes
Designing Safe Workcells (Optional) Resources20 minutes

4 assignmentsTotal 120 minutes

Module 2: Robots to Cobots Quiz30 minutes
Self Check30 minutes
Self Check30 minutes
Self Check30 minutes

This module contains information regarding robot applications and safety.

What's included

7 videos3 readings4 assignments

7 videosTotal 54 minutes

Force-Limited Robots (Part 1)7 minutes
Force-Limited Robots (Part 2)9 minutes
Force-Limited Robots (Part 3)5 minutes
Applications10 minutes
Automation Application: Machine Tending7 minutes
Testing (Part 1)7 minutes
Testing (Part 2)9 minutes

3 readingsTotal 80 minutes

Force-Limited Robots (Optional) Resources30 minutes
Applications (Optional) Resources30 minutes
Testing (Optional) Resources20 minutes

4 assignmentsTotal 120 minutes

Module 3: Safety-Minded Design Quiz30 minutes
Self Check30 minutes
Self Check30 minutes
Self Check30 minutes

This module provides information on collaborative work cell design, risk and design.

What's included

1 video3 readings2 assignments

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Brian Carlisle

The State University of New York

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University at Buffalo

The State University of New York

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Reviewed on Sep 15, 2022

Very good course for someone who is part of the robotics design team from safety and compliance stand point.

Reviewed on Jun 11, 2020

It was an excellent knowledge gathering exercise. The course was well structured and there is good level of guidance for learning and implementation in the course.

Reviewed on May 29, 2020

This course is very interesting for Robotics industrial field

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