After nearly eight years of work, the Association for Advancing Automation (A3) has published the revised ISO 10218, the global flagship standard for industrial robot safety.
“Working alongside hundreds of global experts, A3 played a pivotal role in shepherding this update to publication, to refine safety requirements in response to evolving automation technologies and workplace demands,” said Jeff Burnstein, A3 president. “This effort reflects A3’s ongoing commitment to enhancing robotic safety and supporting the widespread adoption of automation.”
The new standards feature extensive updates, the first since 2011, which focus on making functional safety requirements explicit, enhancing clarity and usability and making compliance more straightforward.
In North America, ISO 10218 had been previously adopted as ANSI R15.06 in the United States and CSA Z434 in Canada. Work is underway to adopt the new 10218 in both jurisdictions with new versions of R15.06 and Z434 expected to be released later this year.
ISO 10218 consists of two parts: Safety Requirements for Industrial Robots (Manufacturers); and Safety Requirements for Industrial Robot Applications and Robot Cells (System Integrators). Revisions to both sections include more precise safety guidelines, and requirements for cobots, end-of-arm-tooling and cybersecurity.
The 2025 edition of ISO 10218 is available for purchase to U.S. customers through A3. Pricing starts at $244, with options for digital bundles.
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