SafeROBOTICS has been around for many years already. What is the next step now?

Today, standard robotic applications and safety are still developed very separately: on the one hand, there is development at B&R with mapp Robotics, and on the other, safety programming. With SafeROBOTICS+, these two areas now communicate better with each other, making the exchange of information easier.

What does this mean for machine builders?

Above all, less effort and easier operation. SafeROBOTICS+ takes some of the technical complexity off users’ hands and makes the functionality accessible through clearer, graphically supported interfaces. Standard robotics and safety continue to work with their respective functions in the background, but for users they become a more integrated application.

Can you provide a specific example?

Information that is already available in standard robotics can be used directly for the safety application. This includes, for example, the axis configuration, the robot’s mechanical dimensions, or the definition of workspaces. Previously, some of this data had to be transferred and prepared manually, often at considerable effort. With SafeROBOTICS+, it is read out automatically and carried over to the safety application. This saves time, requires less specialized user expertise, and reduces the risk of errors.

So, is SafeROBOTICS+ a completely new product, then?

No, it is the logical evolution of SafeROBOTICS. The key step lies in the new platform and improved usability. This makes safe robotics more accessible to machine builders who do not have deep specialist knowledge in robotics and safety.