{"id":13427,"date":"2020-11-24T22:09:16","date_gmt":"2020-11-24T21:09:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meanwhile-france.com\/investing-in-autonomous-mobile-robots-the-importance-of-safety-standards\/"},"modified":"2025-08-25T10:49:05","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T08:49:05","slug":"investing-in-autonomous-mobile-robots-the-importance-of-safety-standards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meanwhile-france.com\/en\/investing-in-autonomous-mobile-robots-the-importance-of-safety-standards\/","title":{"rendered":"Investing in autonomous mobile robots: the importance of safety standards"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"13427\" class=\"elementor elementor-13427 elementor-3542\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4e746135 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" 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class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4944a25c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4944a25c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Investing in autonomous<br> mobile robots: The importance of <br>safety standards<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-449fead elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"449fead\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-e6e93aa elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>November 24, 2020<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-1f01cb3 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__item-prefix\">| <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Expertise<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-768bf23 elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t| 10 min\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3df1010e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3df1010e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-416af6fd elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"416af6fd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-73bf6151\" data-id=\"73bf6151\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b134554 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5b134554\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-335d5129 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"335d5129\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>How to face safety challenges in autonomous mobile robotics applications?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58dbcd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58dbcd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Autonomous mobile robots move independently in complex environments, open to the general public or industrial. They bring together employees, workstations and forklifts&#8230; From now on, humans and mobile robots collaborate and share the same work and\/or circulation space. This new situation requires reflection on the risks associated with this interaction and creates new challenges in terms of preventing occupational health and safety risks at work.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c8ca7b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5c8ca7b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e3ae9d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2e3ae9d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Regulations adapted to autonomous mobile robotics<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14c10669 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"14c10669\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cbe77ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1cbe77ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It is essential, in order to create a compliant product, to take into account the various regulations in force right from the study and design phase.<\/p><ul><li><strong>The ISO 3691-4 standard:<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p> The ISO 3691-4 standard concerns driverless industrial trucks. These are motorized and designed to operate automatically. Autonomous Mobile Robots are considered driverless industrial trucks.<\/p><ul><li><strong>The EMC Directive 2004\/108\/EC:<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p> The EMC directive contributes to CE marking with regard to electromagnetic compatibility. It applies to any electrical or electronic product likely to be able to disturb the electromagnetic environment, or to be disturbed by it.<\/p><ul><li><strong>Machinery Directive 2006\/42\/EC:<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p> The Machinery Directive 2006\/42\/EC uses the original definition of &#8220;machinery&#8221;: It is a set of parts or organs linked together, at least one of which is mobile and, where applicable, actuators, control and power circuits,&#8230; They are joined together for a defined application, in particular for the transformation, treatment, movement and packaging of a material. But she also adds:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64300654 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64300654\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li>machines (e.g. autonomous mobile robots)<\/li><li>interchangeable equipment<\/li><li>safety components<\/li><li>lifting accessories<\/li><li>chains<\/li><li>cables and straps<\/li><li>removable mechanical transmission devices<\/li><li>quasi-machines (e.g. mobile platform, Embedded Application Module, etc.)<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33f3f195 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"33f3f195\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43cd92f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"43cd92f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;\">In accordance with Directive 2006\/42\/EC, a declaration of incorporation of partly completed machinery must be provided when the &#8220;CE&#8221; marking has not been affixed.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dd0d228 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4dd0d228\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-544f4847 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"544f4847\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Who is responsible for workplace safety? The robot manufacturer, the integrator or the customer?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c8d6596 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6c8d6596\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61d70ac0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61d70ac0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It is necessary to identify the main economic actors as well as their legal responsibilities in the implementation of the rules for the design and use of autonomous mobile robots with regard to the role played by each of them.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38cd037 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"38cd037\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-402ccec5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"402ccec5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Legal responsibility of the manufacturer and the integrator<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3a42f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a3a42f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5235aa5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5235aa5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The legal liability of the manufacturer is based on article L.4311-3 of the civil code. The latter prohibits the marketing of an autonomous mobile robot that does not meet the design rules that apply to it. This obligation does not apply to any parts subsequently modified by the user.<\/p><p>The legal status of the integrator is the same as that of the manufacturer: if the latter is designated as the <strong>prime contractor for the project as a whole<\/strong>, and as responsible for placing a &#8220;set of machines&#8221; on the market in accordance with European Directive 2006\/42\/EC, it is his responsibility to declare the conformity of the robotized system.<\/p><p>On the contrary, the integrator who works on the plan, or under the direction of the employer or who only intervenes on part of the project does not have the legal status of manufacturer.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a36190 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5a36190\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed34586 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ed34586\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Legal obligations of the employer<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfa423a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"dfa423a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea59387 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea59387\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As for the employer&#8217;s legal liability, this is based on Article L. 4321-2 of the Labor Code, which prohibits the commissioning or use of an autonomous mobile robot that does not comply with the rules of design or use applicable to it when it is placed on the market. In other words, the employer who uses an autonomous mobile robotic solution as part of his professional activity without being responsible for either its manufacture or its integration in new condition is in charge of maintaining compliance. of the autonomous mobile robotic solution.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e2facf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7e2facf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meanwhile-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\" title=\"\" alt=\"Boutons poussoir\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5905af0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5905af0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61b0e58d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"61b0e58d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What procedure your AMR supplier must follow to set up a safe autonomous mobile robotic solution<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52e88a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"52e88a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27fd89de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27fd89de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><u>1. Performing a risk analysis<\/u><\/strong><\/p><p> This is the first phase of the risk assessment process. It consists in <strong>identifying all the dangerous phenomena<\/strong> from the characteristics, performances and operating modes of the machine. It makes it possible to determine which risks require the implementation of <strong>protective measures<\/strong> and to quickly assess the security needs of the autonomous mobile robot, thus serving as a basis for its design. It is therefore very important to properly formulate the employer&#8217;s needs in the specifications, including from the point of view of safety at work.<\/p><p><strong><u>2. Risk assessment <\/u><\/strong><\/p><p> This <strong>assessment of professional risks<\/strong> makes it possible to identify and anticipate all the dangers in order to put in place appropriate means of protection. It also makes it possible to estimate the risks according to their severity and the probability of occurrence of the damage (Risks related to the environment, to mobile robots, etc.).<\/p><p><strong><u>3. Building a robotic system<\/u><\/strong><\/p><p>  It must comply with all applicable European directives, and in particular integrate the mobile platform, the Embedded Application Module and other components to guarantee the system&#8217;s safety and functionality.<\/p><p><strong><u>4. Making a CE declaration<\/u><\/strong><\/p><p> It is necessary for your supplier to draw up and provide you with a complete EC declaration of conformity.<\/p><p><strong><u>5. Technical file<\/u><\/strong><\/p><p> Develop the technical file which demonstrates compliance with the &#8220;Machinery&#8221; directive 2006\/42\/CE and which iscomposed betweenrisk assessments, descriptions, plans, diagrams of the installation, tests, standards, and technical reports used, etc&#8230;<\/p><p><strong><u>6. Creation of instructions<\/u><\/strong><\/p><p> Write and provide an instruction manual (and in some cases complete with appropriate training), containing in particular all the information for setting up, using, adjusting, maintaining and troubleshooting the robotic system if necessary.<\/p><p><strong><u>7. Marking application<\/u><\/strong><\/p><p> Affix the CE mark to the robotic system.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-970c3b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"970c3b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-576bfa6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"576bfa6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Standards and directives are essential because they are the first way to ensure the safety of an autonomous mobile robotics solution. They encourage suppliers to deepen their reflection on the risks associated with human-machine collaboration, and therefore to constantly improve their solutions in order to guarantee a maximum level of security in all circumstances.<\/p><p>At Meanwhile, the safety of autonomous mobile robots is a top priority. All of our mobile robots have been designed in compliance with the standards mentioned, as well as the procedure for implementing the solutions. During the design, we anticipate possible risks related to safety in a global way, obviously through an ergonomic design. Our cobots are equipped with safety features such as sensors, laser sides, emergency stop button, manual movement buttons&#8230;<\/p><p>In addition, we offer to train your employees to maximize and simplify collaboration with mobile robots. 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