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ISO/TS 15066:2016 - Robots and robotic devices - Collaborative robots

The technical specification defining safety requirements for collaborative industrial-robot operation, including power-and-force-limiting and the biomechanical pain/injury thresholds used to design human-robot shared workspaces. Now integrated into ISO 10218-2:2025 but widely referenced.

Jurisdiction: Global · Effective 2016-01-01

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Sources (2)

  1. AMD Machines · https://amdmachines.com/blog/robot-safety-standards-iso-10218-and-ts-15066-explained/
  2. OSHA · https://www.osha.gov/robotics/standards

Common questions

What does ISO/TS 15066:2016 - Robots and robotic devices - Collaborative robots cover?
The technical specification defining safety requirements for collaborative industrial-robot operation, including power-and-force-limiting and the biomechanical pain/injury thresholds used to design human-robot shared workspaces. Now integrated into ISO 10218-2:2025 but widely referenced.
Where does ISO/TS 15066:2016 - Robots and robotic devices - Collaborative robots apply?
ISO/TS 15066:2016 - Robots and robotic devices - Collaborative robots is recorded as a safety_standard applying in Global on the DEPLOY registry.
When did ISO/TS 15066:2016 - Robots and robotic devices - Collaborative robots take effect?
ISO/TS 15066:2016 - Robots and robotic devices - Collaborative robots is recorded as effective January 1, 2016 on the DEPLOY registry.
Is ISO/TS 15066:2016 - Robots and robotic devices - Collaborative robots still in effect?
ISO/TS 15066:2016 - Robots and robotic devices - Collaborative robots is currently in effect and applies to covered operators in the named jurisdiction.
What types of robots does ISO/TS 15066:2016 - Robots and robotic devices - Collaborative robots apply to?
ISO/TS 15066:2016 - Robots and robotic devices - Collaborative robots 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 Global should review the underlying primary sources for applicability.
Methodology: Unreviewed · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-06-24

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Unreviewed

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Stable

Last reviewed 2026-06-24

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

Methodology surface for ISO/TS 15066:2016 - Robots and robotic devices - Collaborative robots.

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