Hazard analysis of an industrial upper‐body humanoid
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to clarify the underlying hazards of human‐mimic human‐collaborative industrial robots.
Design/methodology/approach
Preliminary hazard analysis is applied to a new industrial upper‐body‐humanoid under development. The result of the analysis is summarized by Fishbone diagram analysis.
Findings
Six hazard categories involving a four‐class physical human robot interaction hazard classification are derived from the analysis.
Originality/value
The method of analyzing hazards presented here and the hazard theory derived from the analysis can be used in other developmental projects.
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Citation
Ogure, T., Nakabo, Y., Jeong, S. and Yamada, Y. (2009), "Hazard analysis of an industrial upper‐body humanoid", Industrial Robot, Vol. 36 No. 5, pp. 469-476. https://doi.org/10.1108/01439910910980196
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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