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1.6 Intended Use

UR robots are industrial and intended for handling tools and ﬁxtures, or for pro-

cessing or transferring components or products. For details about the environmen-

tal conditions under which the robot should operate, see appendices B and D.

UR robots are equipped with special safety-related features, which are purposely

designed for collaborative operation, where the robot operates without fences and/or

together with a human.

Collaborative operation is only intended for non-hazardous applications, where

the complete application, including tool, work piece, obstacles and other machines,

is without any signiﬁcant hazards according to the risk assessment of the speciﬁc

application.

Any use or application deviating from the intended use is deemed to be impermis-

sible misuse. This includes, but is not limited to:

• Use in potentially explosive environments;

• Use in medical and life critical applications;

• Use before performing a risk assessment;

• Use where the rated performance levels are insufﬁcient;

• Use where the performance of the safety functions are insufﬁcient;

• Use as a climbing aid;

• Operation outside the permissible operating parameters.

1.7 Risk Assessment

One of the most important things that an integrator needs to do is to make a risk

assessment. In many countries this is required by law. The robot itself is partly

completed machinery, as the safety of the robot installation depends on how the

robot is integrated (E.g. tool, obstacles and other machines).

It is recommended that the integrator uses guidelines in ISO 12100 and ISO 10218-2

to conduct the risk assessment. Additionally the integrator can choose to use the

Technical Speciﬁcation ISO/TS 15066 as additional guidance.

The risk assessment that the integrator conducts shall consider all work procedures

throughout the lifetime of the robot application, including but not limited to:

• Teaching the robot during set-up and development of the robot installation;

• Troubleshooting and maintenance;

• Normal operation of the robot installation.

A risk assessment must be conducted before the robot arm is powered on for the

ﬁrst time. A part of the risk assessment conducted by the integrator is to identify

the proper safety conﬁguration settings, as well as the need for additional emer-

gency stop buttons and/or other protective measures required for the speciﬁc robot

application.

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