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.
Collaborative Robot Safety: Design & Deployment
Instructors: Brian Carlisle
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There are 4 modules in this course
In this module, we will discuss safety training, robots, conventional machinery, risk assessments and standards.
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8 videos5 readings5 assignments
In this module, we will discuss accidents and design of safe work cells.
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5 videos3 readings4 assignments
This module contains information regarding robot applications and safety.
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7 videos3 readings4 assignments
This module provides information on collaborative work cell design, risk and design.
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1 video3 readings2 assignments
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Reviewed on Aug 31, 2022
Many of the course links for are outdated and the desired content cannot be viewed. Other than that, it was a very informative course.
Reviewed on Sep 29, 2020
The course is very helpful and opened my brain to knew techniques and ideas.
Reviewed on May 8, 2020
nice course i learnt a lot about collaborative robot safety and design
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