Functional Safety · Robotics

Functional Safety for Robotics and Autonomous Mobile Robots

Safeguarding complex industrial, collaborative, and mobile robot integrations in human-shared spaces.

In modern automated facilities, rapid design cycles demand safety compliance that matches engineering speed. We resolve the manual-preparation bottleneck and help you design robust, defensible robot architectures from day one.

ISO 10218·ISO 3691-4·ISO 13849·IEC 61508
Core Robotics Capabilities

What we deliver for robotics programs.

End-to-end functional safety for industrial, collaborative, and mobile robots operating in human-shared spaces.

Scope

Item Definition

Establishing clear performance and operational boundaries for the system.

FMEA

Hazard Analysis

Bottom-up FMEA to isolate sensor, motor, and actuation failure modes.

Risk reduction

Risk Reduction

Specifying functional safety requirements early to avoid late-stage hardware rework.

V&V

Verification & Validation

Managing comprehensive physical system safety testing.

Primary Standards We Navigate

The robotics safety framework.

The standards that govern collaborative operation, mobile autonomy, and Performance Level validation for robot systems.

STD 01

ISO 3691-4

Driverless industrial trucks and mixed-zone personnel tracking.

STD 02

ISO 10218-1 / ISO 10218-2

Industrial and collaborative robotic environments.

STD 03

ISO 13849-1 / ISO 13849-2

Performance Level safety-related control system validation.

STD 04

IEC 61508

Foundational electronic functional safety and systematic capability.

Case Study Highlight

Proof in the field.

Case study

Fortune 500 Collaborative AMR Certification

CSA engineers facilitated the technical evidence and independent audit pathways to secure the first-ever IEC 61508 certification for a collaborative autonomous mobile robot.

1st

IEC 61508 certification for a collaborative AMR

Robotics · Concept to certification

Discuss your robotics program.

Bring us your cobot, AMR, or industrial-robot integration. We’ll map the path from item definition to a certifiable safety case.

Discuss Your Robotics Program