International ISO Standard IS0 10218-2 Robotics Safety requirements - Second edition 2025-02 Part 2: Industrial robot applications and robot cells Robotique - Exigences de sécurité - Partie 2: Applications robotisées industrielles et cellules robotisées Reference number ISO 10218-2:2025(en) @ ISO 2025 IS0 10218-2:2025(en) COPYRIGHT PROTECTED DOCUMENT @IS02025 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, or required in the context of its implementation, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized otherwise in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, or posting on the internet or an intranet, without prior written permission. Permission can be requested from either ISO at the address below or Iso's member body in the country ofthe requester. ISO copyright office CP 40i: Ch. de Blandonnet 8 CH-1214 Vernier, Geneva Phone: +41 22 749 01 11 Email: [email protected] Website: www.iso.org Published in Switzerland @ IS0 2025 - All rights reserved i IS0 10218-2:2025(en) Contents Page Foreword. .vii Introduction. .viii 1 Scope. .1 2 Normative references 2 3 Terms, definitions, symbols and abbreviated terms 4 3.1 Terms and definitions. 4 3.1.1 Robot, robot system, robot application, robot cell - related 4 3.1.2 Sub-assemblies and components. 5 3.1.3 Controls-related 6 3.1.4 Program-related .8 3.1.5 Power-, energy-related 8 3.1.6 Hazard-related 8 3.1.7 Role-related 9 3.1.8 Functional safety-related 9 3.1.9 Spaces, zones and distances. .10 3.1.10 Risk reduction measures. 12 3.1.11 Verification and validation. 13 3.1.12 Contact-related 14 3.2 Abbreviated terms and symbols 14 4 Risk assessment 19 4.1 General. .19 4.2 Characteristics of robot applications and robot cells .19 4.3 Characteristics of collaborative applications. 20 4.3.1 General 20 4.3.2 Risk assessment for contacts between moving parts of the robot application and operator(s) .21 5 Safety requirements and risk reduction measures. 22 5.1 General 22 5.2 Design 22 5.2.1 General 22 5.2.2 Materials, mechanical strength and mechanical design 23 5.2.3 Provisions for lifting or moving. .24 5.2.4 Hazardous substances.. 24 5.2.5 Stability 24 5.2.6 Temperature and fire risks 25 5.2.7 Special equipment 25 5.2.8 Position holding. 25 5.2.9 Additional axis (axes) 25 5.2.10 Power loss or change 26 5.2.11 Component malfunction 26 5.2.12 Hazardous energy 26 5.2.13 Electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic parts 27 5.2.14 Tool centre point (TCP) setting. 28 5.2.15 Payload setting. 28 5.2.16 Cybersecurity 28 5.3 Robot cell integration 28 5.3.1 General 28 5.3.2 Span-of-control 29 5.3.3 Span-of-control of emergency stop function. 29 5.3.4 Operational modes with multi-robot applications or robot cells 29 5.3.5 Local control, remote control and single-point-of-control 29 5.3.6 Automatic workpiece feeding.. 30 5.4 Layout 30 @ IS0 2025 - All rights reserved iii IS0 10218-2:2025(en) 5.4.1 General 30 5.4.2 Use and limits. 31 5.4.3 Design. 31 5.4.4 Design for collaborative applications 32 5.4.5 Prevention of trapping within the safeguarded space 32 5.4.6 Establishing restricted spaces. 33 5.4.7 Limiting motion. 33 5.5 Safety functions. 34 5.5.1 General 34 5.5.2 Functional safety standards 35 5.5.3 Performance 35 5.5.4 Failure or fault detection 36 5.5.5 Parameterization of safety functions 36 5.5.6 Speed limit(s) monitoring 36 5.5.7 Start / restart interlock and reset. .37 5.5.8 Monitored-standstill. 38 5.5.9 Communications. 38 5.5.10 Electromagnetic requirements 39 5.6 Stopping. 39 5.6.1 General 39 5.6.2 Emergency stop 39 5.6.3 Protective stop 40 5.6.4 Normal stop 40 5.6.5 Associated equipment stopping .41 5.7 Control functions. .41 5.7.1 General .41 5.7.2 Modes. .41 5.7.3 Protection from unexpected start-up 44 5.7.4 Status indication and warning devices 44 5.7.5 Single-point-of-control 44 5.7.6 Local and remote control .45 5.7.7 Enabling devices. 46 5.7.8 Control stations. 47 5.7.9 Simultaneous motion. 49 5.8 Safeguards and their use. 49 5.8.1 General 49 5.8.2