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.
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University at Buffalo
The State University of New York

Collaborative Robot Safety: Design & Deployment
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Approx. 16 hours to complete
English
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5 hours to complete
Best Practices
5 hours to complete
8 videos (Total 52 min), 5 readings, 5 quizzes
4 hours to complete
Robots to Cobots
4 hours to complete
5 videos (Total 34 min), 3 readings, 4 quizzes
4 hours to complete
Safety-Minded Design
4 hours to complete
7 videos (Total 54 min), 3 readings, 4 quizzes
3 hours to complete
Collaborative Workcells
3 hours to complete
1 video (Total 1 min), 3 readings, 2 quizzes
Reviews
- 5 stars77.59%
- 4 stars18.25%
- 3 stars2.90%
- 2 stars0.82%
- 1 star0.41%
TOP REVIEWS FROM COLLABORATIVE ROBOT SAFETY: DESIGN & DEPLOYMENT
by DMAug 8, 2019
This course provides an excellent presentation of useful information and methods.
by CBAug 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Many of the course links for are outdated and the desired content cannot be viewed.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.
by VIJul 30, 2021
Good course, a lot of useful and helpful information, but it is quite superficial and lacks practical challenges.
by HJMay 8, 2020
nice course i learnt a lot about collaborative robot safety and design
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