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.

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2 weeks to complete

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Flexible schedule

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

260 reviews

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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.

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

What's included

8 videos5 readings5 assignments

8 videos Total 52 minutes

Introduction: Collaborative Robot Safety: Design & Deployment 4 minutes
Automation Accelerator: Proof of Concept 2 minutes
Robot Classification (Part 1) 6 minutes
Robot Classification (Part 2) 6 minutes
Safety Training 9 minutes
Safety Standards 10 minutes
Risk Assessment (Part 1) 8 minutes
Risk Assessment (Part 2) 7 minutes

5 readings Total 142 minutes

Acknowledgements 2 minutes
Robot Classifications (Optional) Resources 40 minutes
Safety Training (Optional) Resources 30 minutes
Safety Standards (Optional) Resources 40 minutes
Risk Assessment (Optional) Resources 30 minutes

5 assignments Total 124 minutes

Module 1: Best Practices Quiz 30 minutes
Self Check 30 minutes
Self Check 4 minutes
Self Check 30 minutes
Self Check 30 minutes

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

What's included

5 videos3 readings4 assignments

5 videos Total 34 minutes

Accident Triggers 10 minutes
Safety Lessons 6 minutes
Designing Safe Workcells (Part 1) 7 minutes
Designing Safe Workcells (Part 2) 6 minutes
Designing Safe Workcells (Part 3) 4 minutes

3 readings Total 70 minutes

Accident Triggers (Optional) Resources 30 minutes
Safety Lessons (Optional) Resources 20 minutes
Designing Safe Workcells (Optional) Resources 20 minutes

4 assignments Total 120 minutes

Module 2: Robots to Cobots Quiz 30 minutes
Self Check 30 minutes
Self Check 30 minutes
Self Check 30 minutes

This module contains information regarding robot applications and safety.

What's included

7 videos3 readings4 assignments

7 videos Total 54 minutes

Force-Limited Robots (Part 1) 7 minutes
Force-Limited Robots (Part 2) 9 minutes
Force-Limited Robots (Part 3) 5 minutes
Applications 10 minutes
Automation Application: Machine Tending 7 minutes
Testing (Part 1) 7 minutes
Testing (Part 2) 9 minutes

3 readings Total 80 minutes

Force-Limited Robots (Optional) Resources 30 minutes
Applications (Optional) Resources 30 minutes
Testing (Optional) Resources 20 minutes

4 assignments Total 120 minutes

Module 3: Safety-Minded Design Quiz 30 minutes
Self Check 30 minutes
Self Check 30 minutes
Self Check 30 minutes

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

What's included

1 video3 readings2 assignments

1 video Total 1 minute

Collaborative Workcells 1 minute

3 readings Total 140 minutes

Collaborative Workcells 120 minutes
Collaborative Robot Safety: Design & Deployment - Key Takeaways 10 minutes
Collaborative Robot Safety: Design & Deployment - Reference Page 10 minutes

2 assignments Total 50 minutes

Module 4: Collaborative Workcells Quiz 30 minutes
Self Check 20 minutes

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Brian Carlisle

The State University of New York

1 Course 9,633 learners

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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 May 29, 2020

This course is very interesting for Robotics industrial field

Reviewed on Sep 29, 2020

The course is very helpful and opened my brain to knew techniques and ideas.

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