ANSI and A3 publish revised R15.06 industrial robot safety standard

The Association for Advancing Automation (A3) and ANSI have published the R15.06-2025 standard for industrial robots, which is based on ISO standards 10218-1:2025 and 10218-2:2025. The new standard replaces the term "collaborative robot" with "collaborative application" to emphasize the entire human-robot collaboration. The term "safety-assessed supervised stop" has also been changed to "supervised standstill".

Part 1 of the standard introduces cybersecurity requirements, while Part 2 focuses on applications. A third part, focusing on users, is expected later this year. The changes reflect the need to keep pace with technological developments and ensure safety in the robotics industry.