Industry body A3 releases final part of safety standard for industrial mobile robots


The Association for Advancing Automation (A3) has introduced ANSI/A3 R15.08-3-2026, American Nationwide Commonplace for Industrial Cell Robots, Security Necessities, Half 3: Use of IMR Functions is now out there for buy, finishing the three-part R15.08 collection for industrial cellular robotic (IMR) security.

R15.08 Half 3 focuses particularly on the tasks of customers working IMR purposes within the office.

It supplies necessities and steerage for sustaining acceptable threat all through day-to-day operations and the equipment lifecycle, together with threat evaluation, administration of change, worker coaching, and periodic opinions and inspections.

The whole R15.08 collection addresses security throughout the lifecycle of an IMR utility, together with:

  • Half 1: Security necessities for industrial cellular robots
  • Half 2: Security necessities for IMR methods and purposes
  • Half 3: NEW – Security necessities for the continued use of IMR purposes in day-to-day operations

Half 3 was developed at the side of Half 3 of the ANSI/A3 R15.06 industrial robotic security customary to offer customers with constant steerage for the protected continued operation of robotic methods, whether or not working with mounted industrial robots or industrial cellular robots.


The usual is now out there for buy as a PDF obtain by means of A3’s on-line retailer. Professionals also can buy the whole R15.08 Elements 1, 2 and three bundle.