Sensory Robotics introduced its SR-1 system, which uses 3D time-of-flight sensing to build a live, invisible safety zone around an existing industrial robot.
The system watches the space continuously, letting the robot run at full speed when the area is clear, slowing it down as a person approaches, and stopping it instantly if someone or something gets too close.
“This kind of certification is one of the hardest things to achieve in our industry, and that is the point,” says Mark Gagas, chief operating officer of Sensory Robotics. “It is what lets a regulated manufacturer trust a fenceless system enough to put it on a real production line. The milestone is not the paperwork. It is the confidence it gives the people who work next to these machines every day.”
Key takeaways:
· The SR-1 system is certified under UL 1740 (cULus) and validated to Performance Level d, Category 3 under ISO 13849, with a PFHd of 1.73 × 10⁻⁷.
