DEPLOYDatabase

Regulation · Safety standard

ANSI/A3 R15.08 - Industrial mobile robot (IMR) safety

The US safety standard for industrial mobile robots: mobile platforms, manipulators mounted on mobile platforms, and AMRs not covered by the fixed-industrial-robot standard. R15.08-1 (the first part) was published in 2020, the US counterpart to ISO 3691-4.

Jurisdiction: United States · Effective 2020-01-01


Machine-readable surfaces

Sources (1)

  1. A3 (Association for Advancing Automation) · https://www.automate.org/robotics/blogs/robot-safety-update-faqs-2021

Common questions

What does ANSI/A3 R15.08 - Industrial mobile robot (IMR) safety cover?
The US safety standard for industrial mobile robots: mobile platforms, manipulators mounted on mobile platforms, and AMRs not covered by the fixed-industrial-robot standard. R15.08-1 (the first part) was published in 2020, the US counterpart to ISO 3691-4.
Where does ANSI/A3 R15.08 - Industrial mobile robot (IMR) safety apply?
ANSI/A3 R15.08 - Industrial mobile robot (IMR) safety is recorded as a safety_standard applying in United States on the DEPLOY registry.
When did ANSI/A3 R15.08 - Industrial mobile robot (IMR) safety take effect?
ANSI/A3 R15.08 - Industrial mobile robot (IMR) safety is recorded as effective January 1, 2020 on the DEPLOY registry.
Is ANSI/A3 R15.08 - Industrial mobile robot (IMR) safety still in effect?
ANSI/A3 R15.08 - Industrial mobile robot (IMR) safety is currently in effect and applies to covered operators in the named jurisdiction.
What types of robots does ANSI/A3 R15.08 - Industrial mobile robot (IMR) safety apply to?
ANSI/A3 R15.08 - Industrial mobile robot (IMR) safety is recorded as cross-cutting on the DEPLOY registry, meaning it does not single out one robot form factor. Operators of any covered robot type in United States should review the underlying primary sources for applicability.
Methodology: Unreviewed · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-06-24

Verification posture

Unreviewed

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-06-24

Sources by quality tier

1
unclassified
Unclassified source

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

Methodology surface for ANSI/A3 R15.08 - Industrial mobile robot (IMR) safety.

Canonical ID 211967f1-b6f8-4e6f-81de-3346c0bbf13d